Stamp Moistener
- Medium
- nephrite, diamonds, gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 6.3 x 5.3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
- Genre
- Miscellaneous
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Russia, St. Petersburg
About
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.
