Miniature Table with Compass
House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
c. 1890–95
Medium
gold, enamel, glass, steel
Dimensions
5.6 × 4.2 cm
Classification
Miscellaneous
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The India Early Minshall Collection
Accession Number
1966.480
Tags
gender unknownmale
About this artwork
The giving of small precious objects as intimate gifts between family members within the imperial court was spurred by the House of Fabergé's seemingly endless supply of bejeweled utilitarian objects decorated as expensively as possible, such as this little desk compass disguising as a miniature table in the Louis XVI taste of the late 1700s.