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EASTER EGG

Creator(s): Imperial Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

On front is a miniature of a half-length figure of Saint Peter holding two keys. He has grey hair and wears a yellow robe and a blue cloak. Background is beige. Rest of egg is gilded and on the back the gold is engraved with a sunburst within a border.

Object name:
EASTER EGG
Made from:
Porcelain
Made in:
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date made:
1860
Size:
14 cm (5 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
25.351
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973