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Miniature Table with Compass
Created c. 1890–95
Curatorial Overview
“The giving of small precious objects as intimate gifts between family members within the imperial court was spurred by the House of Fabergé's seemingly endless supply of bejeweled utilitarian objects decorated as expensively as possible, such as this little desk compass disguising as a miniature table in the Louis XVI taste of the late 1700s.”
DimensionsRecorded in archive
OriginRussia, St. Petersburg
InstitutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession No.1966.480
Credit LineThe India Early Minshall Collection
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
Decorative Art and Design • Russia, St. Petersburg • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
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