Stamp Moistener
c. 1895–1915
House of Fabergé
House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
Decorative Art and Design
Stamp Moistener, c. 1895–1915. Firm of House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Nephrite, diamonds, gold; overall: 6.3 x 5.3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.478 This stamp moistener in the form of a green tomato is carved out of a single piece of jade. The stem, tipped by a diamond mounted in gold, is removable. The interior end of this stem holds the brush that is used to wet a stamp for letters.
- Maker/Artist
- House of Fabergé
- Classification
- Miscellaneous
- Formatted Medium
- nephrite, diamonds, gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6.3 x 5.3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1966.478
- Credit Line
- The India Early Minshall Collection
- Exhibitions
- The India Early Minshall Collection: Faberge and his Contemporaries, Year in Review: 1967
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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