Diamond Trellis, Imperial Fabergé egg at Houston Museum of Natural Science, USA
The Diamond Trellis egg displays a lattice pattern of rose-cut diamonds set in gold bands over pale green jadeite, measuring 10.8 centimeters in height.
Alexander III of Russia commissioned this egg from August Wilhelm Holmström in 1892 as an Easter gift for Empress Maria Feodorovna, costing 4,750 silver rubles.
The miniature elephant surprise within the egg represents the Order of the Elephant, the highest honor in Denmark, the homeland of Empress Maria Feodorovna.
Visitors can examine this imperial masterwork at the McFerrin Collection within the Houston Museum of Natural Science throughout regular museum hours.
The egg originally stood on a base with three silver cherubs representing the imperial couple's three sons, but this base has not been seen since 1960.
Inception: 1892
Creator: August Wilhelm Holmström
Made from material: gold, jadeite, diamond
GPS coordinates: 29.72200,-95.38980
Latest update: March 4, 2025 21:52
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