Pelican, Imperial Fabergé egg at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, United States.
The Pelican egg features red gold engravings, diamonds, pearls, and eight miniature paintings depicting charitable institutions on ivory panels.
Master jeweler Michael Perkhin created this egg in 1898 as a gift from Tsar Nicholas II to his mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna.
The pelican figure at the top represents maternal care through eight oval miniatures painted by Danish court artist Johannes Zehngraf.
Visitors can examine this 10.2-centimeter-tall masterwork during regular museum hours at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond.
The egg contains eight interconnected oval frames with miniature paintings showing different institutions supported by the Dowager Empress.
Inception: 1898
Creator: Michael Perkhin
Height: 10.2 cm
Made from material: diamond, vitreous enamel, gold
GPS coordinates: 37.55700,-77.47400
Latest update: March 7, 2025 01:44
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