Cleveland Museum of Art
Ruby or Pink Sapphire Surprise from the Lapis Lazuli Easter Egg
Peter Carl FabergéLinkedCulture matchlcp-76a570f8f4b7
- Date
- c. 1885–90
- Medium
- gold, enamel, lapis lazuli, pearls, diamonds, rubies
- Culture
- Russia, St. Petersburg
- Department
- Decorative Art and Design
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 142726
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
This Easter egg, like the subsequent ones produced by Fabergé for the imperial family, contains a surprise when opened. In this case, the egg opens to display a yellow enameled cover, resembling an egg yolk, which then opens to reveal a tiny replica of the Russian imperial crown, containing either a ruby or a pink sapphire suspended on a chain. This tiny ruby or pink sapphire dangles from a diamond encrusted crown surprise, which is a replica of the Russian imperial crown made for Empress Catherine the Great in the 1700s.
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- Credit line
- The India Early Minshall Collection
- Provenance
- ?-1966: India Early Minshall [1885–1965], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1966-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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