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title: Madonna-Lily Clock Egg by Fabergé
author: Shakko
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13944/madonna-lily-clock-egg-by-faberge/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Madonna-Lily Clock Egg by Fabergé

_Authored by Shakko_

## Image File

[![Madonna-Lily Clock Egg by Fabergé](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13944.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13944.png)

## Image Caption

The 1899 Madonna-Lily Clock 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 wife Alexandra Feodorovna. The egg is made of [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) with yellow enamel and set with rose diamonds. The central white enamel dial with [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) numerals rotates and the egg is topped with a bouquet of Madonna lilies made of quartzite and set with rose diamonds. It measures 26.7 cm (10.5 in) in height.

Armoury Museum, [Kremlin](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kremlin/), Moscow.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Shakko. (2021, May 03). Madonna-Lily Clock Egg by Fabergé. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13944/madonna-lily-clock-egg-by-faberge/>
### Chicago
Shakko. "Madonna-Lily Clock Egg by Fabergé." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 03, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13944/madonna-lily-clock-egg-by-faberge/>.
### MLA
Shakko. "Madonna-Lily Clock Egg by Fabergé." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 May 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13944/madonna-lily-clock-egg-by-faberge/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bouquet_of_lilies_clock_01_by_shakko.jpg) by [**Shakko**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bouquet_of_lilies_clock_01_by_shakko.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 03 May 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. 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.