FABERGE IN AMERICA
March 12, 1997 - May 11, 1997

Drawn from thirty-two American collections, public and private, this
exhibition will include over 400 examples of the design genius of
Peter Carl Faberge (1846-1920), court jeweler to the last two
Russian czars, Alexander III and Nicholas II. Faberge developed the
firm founded by his father into the most important source of luxury
objects in Europe. Faberge made traditional jewelry and silverware,
but is most famous for the exquisite enamelled and gem-encrusted
eggs given by the czars at Easter to the Czarinas Maria and
Alexandra. Faberge also created from hard stones, precious metals,
enamel, and jewels an imaginative assortment of useful and
decorative objects for the Russian court and fashionable people
throughout the world. The success of the firm was sustained until
the Russian Revolution of 1917.

American collections of Faberge are the most important to be found
anywhere. Chief among them is the Forbes Magazine Collection, but
the museums of Cleveland, New Orleans, and Richmond also display
important collections of Faberge formed by single individuals,
including Cleveland's India Early Minshall. All are lending to this
exhibition, which concludes its national tour here. Faberge in
America has been organized by The Fine Arts Museums of San
Francisco and made possible by Faberge Co. with additional support
from the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies.


NATIONAL TOUR DATES

New York (Met)  2/12/96 - 4/28/96

San Francisco   5/25/96 - 7/28/96

Richmond Va     8/24/96 - 11/2/96

New Orleans     12/7/96 -  2/8/97

Cleveland OH    3/12/97 - 5/11/97

Hope this helps!
S
Cleveland is the last stop and this info. is taken from our web site:
www.clemusart.com

--
Stephanie Stebich
Asst. to the Dir./Admin. Cur.
Cleveland Museum of Art (www.clemusart.com)
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