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Jam (Varenye) Basket

1887–96
workmaster

attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert

(Russian, 1840–1917)
(Russian, 1842–1918)
Russia, St. Petersburg
silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel
Overall: 6.1 x 11.8 cm (2 3/8 x 4 5/8 in.)
The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.500.5
Location: 211 Fabergé
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This jam (varenye) basket is part of a larger tea set.

Description

A particularly Russian component of this tea service is this little basket, meant to hold fruit preserved in a sweet juice, called varenye. At Russian tea, varenye was strained and served over cakes or biscuits in a similar way that the English take jam with scones at high tea.
Jam (Varenye) Basket

Jam (Varenye) Basket

1887–96

Feodor Ivanovich Rückert, House of Fabergé

(Russian, 1840–1917), (Russian, 1842–1918)
Russia, St. Petersburg

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