Parrot from the Parrot on a Perch
1896–1903
Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin
Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Russian, 1860–1903)
Decorative Art and Design
Parrot from the Parrot on a Perch, 1896–1903. Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Russian, 1860–1903), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Jasper, agate, emeralds; overall: 15.3 x 7.4 cm (6 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.447.a In creating luxurious accessories for a desk or tabletop, Fabergé often used native hardstones such as multicolored agate and jasper, green nephrite, pink rhodonite, and rock crystal found in the Ural Mountains of western Russia. By paying careful attention to the unique colors and textures of the stones, Fabergé and his craftsmen brought them to life, turning milky agate into a begging poodle or green and black jasper into this parrot. The use of native materials also promoted Russian nationalism, which appealed greatly to the tsar and his family. This parrot is part of a figure that includes a perch for the bird to sit upon.
- Maker/Artist
- Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin
- Classification
- Miscellaneous
- Formatted Medium
- jasper, agate, emeralds
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15.3 x 7.4 cm (6 x 2 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1966.447.a
- Credit Line
- The India Early Minshall Collection
- Exhibitions
- The India Early Minshall Collection: Faberge and his Contemporaries, Year in Review: 1967, Fabergé in America, Fabergé's Menagerie: The Animal Creations of the Fabergé Workshop, Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 211 Fabergé
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