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EGG

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On view in: Icon Room


About this object

Surface of egg is gilded. It has a sunbursts in dark blue enamel at top and bottom. Around it is a band bordered in blue and red with inscription. All enamel is champleve.

Object name:
EGG
Made from:
Silver gilt -- enamel
Made in:
Moscow, Russia
Date made:
1871-1881
Size:
6 cm (2 3/8 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
15.62.1-2
Class:
ENAMEL
Signature marks:
MARK inside: St.George and the Dragon (Moscow before 1896), 88, IKh in Cyrillic (Ivan Khlebnikov) Factory in Moscow was opened in 1871. Khlebnikov received his Imperial Warrant in 1881, and since double-headed eagle is absent among the marks, we can assume it was made before 1881. inscription Khristos voskres Christ is risen
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973