Cloisonné Sugar Tongs

Name/Title

Cloisonné Sugar Tongs

Entry/Object ID

304

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Mrs. George W. Childs, Philadelphia

Notes

Date: 1911 Means of Accession: gift

Made/Created

Artist

Gustav Klingert

Place

Country

Russia

Region

Eastern Europe, North Asia

Continent

Europe, Asia

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

L, W: 5 1/4x3/4 in; L, W: 13.33x1.9 cm

Width

3/4 in

Length

5-1/4 in

Width

1.9 cm

Length

13.33 cm

Material

brass, Cloisonné Enamel

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

Tea is the de facto national beverage in Russia, due in part to the cold climate. This teaset, decorated with a technique known as cloisonné, where compartments, or cloisons, are made using silver or gold wire and then filled with enamel, demonstrates how elaborate the decorative arts were in Russia during this period.