Stamp Moistener (Tomato)
late 1800s-early 1900s
Peter Carl Fabergé
Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920)
Decorative Art and Design
Stamp Moistener (Tomato), late 1800s-early 1900s. Firm of Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920). Jade, diamonds, gold; overall: 6.3 x 5.3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.478.a 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.
- Maker/Artist
- Fabergé, Carl
- Classification
- Miscellaneous
- Formatted Medium
- jade, diamonds, gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6.3 x 5.3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1966.478.a
- Credit Line
- The India Early Minshall Collection
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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