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Miniature Crown Surprise from the Lapis Lazuli Easter Egg
Peter Carl Fabergéc. 1885-90
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Miniature Crown Surprise from the Lapis Lazuli Easter Egg
- Creator: Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846-1920), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
- Date Created: c. 1885-90
- Provenance: India Early Minshall [1885–1965], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Miscellaneous
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.436.b
- Medium: gold, enamel, lapis lazuli, pearls, diamonds, rubies
- Fun Fact: The tiny diamond encrusted crown surprise is a replica of the Russian imperial crown made for Empress Catherine the Great in the 1700s.
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Culture: Russia, St. Petersburg, late 19th-early 20th Century
- Credit Line: The India Early Minshall Collection
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Accession Number: 1966.436.b
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