Stamp Moistener (Tomato)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Stamp Moistener (Tomato)

Peter Carl Fabergé

Date
late 1800s-early 1900s
Medium
jade, diamonds, gold
Culture
Russia, St. Petersburg
Department
Decorative Art and Design
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

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.

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