Tea Cup Holder (c. 1908–1917): Art, History and Details

Tea Cup Holder (c. 1908–1917) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918).

The work and its context

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

This holder and its glass are likely from a larger set. It is an excellent example of Fabergé’s ability to imbue objects of everyday use with exceptional artistry. The holder features elegant scroll motifs forming two horizontal bands and a handle, an ingenious take on the French ornamental style of the mid-eighteenth century.

Object facts

• Title: Tea Cup Holder
• Date: c. 1908–1917
• Creator attribution: House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
• Culture: Russian
• Type: Glass
• Technique: silver
• Dimensions: Handle: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 2021.156.a

A detail from the museum

In Russia, tea has been served in glasses since the eighteenth century.

Collection credit

Gift of the Hiller-Borneman Collection

View the collection record

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