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Cigarette case

Workmaster: Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin Russian
1896–1903
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 556

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cigarette case
  • Maker: House of Carl Fabergé
  • Maker: Workmaster: Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Russian, 1860–1903)
  • Date: 1896–1903
  • Culture: Russian, St. Petersburg
  • Medium: Silver, gold, enamel
  • Dimensions: L. 3-3/4 in. (9.5 cm.); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm.)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Bruce B. Grynbaum, in memory of his parents, Gertrude and Maurycy Grynbaum, 1991
  • Object Number: 1991.412.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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