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title: Imperial Napoleonic Egg by Fabergé
author: Chuck Redden
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13939/imperial-napoleonic-egg-by-faberge/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Imperial Napoleonic Egg by Fabergé
_Authored by Chuck Redden_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13939.png)
## Image Caption
The 1912 Imperial Napoleonic Egg by Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920). The egg was given by [Tsar Nicholas II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tsar_Nicholas_II/) (r. 1894-1917) to his mother the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna. It commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Russian wars against [Napoleon](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Napoleon/). The egg is made of [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) with green and red enamel and the exterior is set with rose diamonds. Inside the egg is a screen of six connected miniature paintings by Zuiev. The pictures show members of the regiments of which the Dowager Empress was the honorary colonel. It measures 12.6 cm (5 in) in length.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
## External Links
- [The Napoleonic Egg by Fabergé - New York Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/238803?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=Napoleonic+egg&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Redden, C. (2021, May 02). Imperial Napoleonic Egg by Fabergé. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Redden, Chuck. "Imperial Napoleonic Egg by Fabergé." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 02, 2021. .
### MLA
Redden, Chuck. "Imperial Napoleonic Egg by Fabergé." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 May 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/redden-mcallister/5991460839/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/redden-mcallister/5991460839/) by [**Chuck Redden**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/redden-mcallister/5991460839/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 02 May 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.