Tea Cup Holder
Medium
silver
Dimensions
h. 7.6 cm
Classification
Glass
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection
Accession Number
2021.157.a
Tags
gender unknown
About this artwork
Fabergé drew upon different historical styles and applied them to the same object type with a consistently high level of finesse. This holder for a tea glass incorporates a range of classicizing ornamental designs from the turn of the nineteenth century, such as the Greek key pattern on the horizontal bands and the intermittent palmettes.