Stamp Moistener (Tomato) (late 1800s-early 1900s): Art, History and Details

Stamp Moistener (Tomato) (late 1800s-early 1900s) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

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.

Object facts

• Title: Stamp Moistener (Tomato)
• Date: late 1800s-early 1900s
• Creator attribution: Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920)
• Culture: Russia, St. Petersburg
• Type: Miscellaneous
• Technique: jade, diamonds, gold
• Dimensions: Overall: 6.3 x 5.3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 1966.478.a

Collection credit

The India Early Minshall Collection

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