Collection Online as of September 29, 2023
late 1800s-early 1900s
Topaz, rose-cut diamond eyes set in gold
Overall: 2.6 x 3.4 x 1.6 cm (1 x 1 5/16 x 5/8 in.)
The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.453
Peter Carl Fabergé Supplied most of the gifts exchanged by relatives of the imperial family in Russia, Denmark, Germany, and England for christenings, name days, birthdays, Christmas, and Easter.
Citations
Hawley, Henry.
Fabergé and His Contemporaries: The India Early Minshall Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967. Reproduced: p. 71; mentioned: p. 70, cat. 31
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Exhibition history
Walters Art Museum (2/14/2003-7/27/2003); Columbus Museum of Art (10/12/2003-1/4/2004); Portland Art Museum (2/8/2004-5/2/2004): "Fabergé's Menagerie: The Animal Creations of the Fabergé Workshop," ex. cat. no. 118, p. 186.
The India Early Minshall Collection: Faberge and his Contemporaries . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 15, 1967-January 21, 1968).
Year in Review: 1967 . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).
Fabergé's Menagerie: The Animal Creations of the Fabergé Workshop . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD (organizer) (February 14-July 27, 2003); Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH (October 12, 2003-January 4, 2004); Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR (February 8-May 2, 2004).
