Clock (Cleveland Museum of Art 1966.475)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1908–17
The use of Russian hardstones in creating precious objects became a hallmark of design from the House of Fabergé. Easily carved, these minerals were sourced largely from the western region surrounding the Ural Mountains. Fabergé's workmasters used colorful stones such as agate, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, rhodonite, and nephrite (jade), seen here in this small desk clock, to create and embellish flower studies, animal figures, and all manner of luxurious accessories. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1966.475: Clock, 1908–17. Henrik Wigström (Russian, 1862–1923), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Nephrite, gold, enamel, diamonds; overall: 7.9 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 in.). Inscribed: 72, Kokoshnik, lower case alpha in script [assay mark for St. Petersburg, 1908-26]; 72; Fabergé; H.W. [initials of workmaster Henrik Wigström]; 22681 scratched; NS/15P scratched.. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The face of this small luxurious desk clock features tiny pink enameled roses in place of the customary numbers along with hour and minute hands paved in diamonds.
Physical characteristics
- Materials
- nephrite, gold, enamel, diamonds
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.9 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 7.9 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm (3 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 in.)
- Material and technique
- nephrite, gold, enamel, diamonds
Design
- Inscription
- 72, Kokoshnik, lower case alpha in script [assay mark for St. Petersburg, 1908-26]; 72; Fabergé; H.W. [initials of workmaster Henrik Wigström]; 22681 scratched; NS/15P scratched.
Identification
- Date recorded
- 1908–17
- Culture period
- Russia, St. Petersburg
- Maker recorded
- Henrik Wigström (Russian, 1862–1923), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
- Museum attribution
- Henrik Wigström (Russian, 1862–1923); House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1966.475
- Published references
- Hawley, Henry H. Fabergé and His Contemporaries: The India Early Minshall Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967. Mentioned: p. 36, cat. 14; reproduced in color, p. 37 · Habsburg, Géza von, and David Park Curry. Fabergé in America . New York: Thames and Hudson, 1996. Mentioned: p. 106, cat. 81; reproduced in color: p. 106 · Tillander-Godenhielm, Ulla. Golden Years of Fabergé: Drawings and Objects from the Wigström Workshop . [Place of publication not identified]: A La Vieille Russie, 2000. Reproduced: p. 133 · Harrison, Stephen, Emmanuel Ducamp, and Jeannine J. Falino. Artistic Luxury: Fabergé Tiffany Lalique. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in association with New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008. Mentioned, p. 39, cat. 50
- Museum classification
- Timepiece
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, maker attribution and specifications against horological references.