Cigarette Case
c.1895–1910
Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin
Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Russian, 1860–1903)
Decorative Art and Design
Cigarette Case, c.1895–1910. Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Russian, 1860–1903), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Rock crystal, enamel, gold, sapphire, diamond; overall: 1.8 x 8 x 5.8 cm (11/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2009.365 Rock crystal is the name given to all clear colorless quartz also known as pure quartz.
- Maker/Artist
- Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin
- Classification
- Rock crystal
- Formatted Medium
- rock crystal, enamel, gold, sapphire, diamond
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1.8 x 8 x 5.8 cm (11/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Hallmark for Mikhail Perkhin (in Cyrillic); Fabergé (in Cyrillic).
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 2009.365
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Exhibitions
- Crystals in Art: Ancient to Today
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 211 Fabergé
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