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title: Gatchina Palace Egg by Fabergé
author: Walters Art Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13946/gatchina-palace-egg-by-faberge/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gatchina Palace Egg by Fabergé

_Authored by Walters Art Museum_

## Image File

[![Gatchina Palace Egg by Fabergé](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13946.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13946.png)

## Image Caption

The 1901 Gatchina [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) 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 Empress Dowager Marie Feodorovna. The egg is made of [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) and white enamel with painted decoration. The vertical bands are inset seed pearls. Inside is a model of the Gatchina Palace - the dowager's favourite residence - made from four shades of gold. It measures 12.8 cm (5 in) in height.

Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, W. A. (2021, May 03). Gatchina Palace Egg by Fabergé. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13946/gatchina-palace-egg-by-faberge/>
### Chicago
Museum, Walters Art. "Gatchina Palace Egg by Fabergé." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 03, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13946/gatchina-palace-egg-by-faberge/>.
### MLA
Museum, Walters Art. "Gatchina Palace Egg by Fabergé." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 May 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13946/gatchina-palace-egg-by-faberge/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:House_of_Faberg%C3%A9_-_Gatchina_Palace_Egg_-_Walters_44500_-_Open_View_B.jpg) by [**Walters Art Museum**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:House_of_Faberg%C3%A9_-_Gatchina_Palace_Egg_-_Walters_44500_-_Open_View_B.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: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.