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title: Peter the Great Egg by Fabergé
author: Sotakeit
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13947/peter-the-great-egg-by-faberge/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Peter the Great Egg by Fabergé

_Authored by Sotakeit_

## Image File

[![Peter the Great Egg by Fabergé](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13947.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13947.png)

## Image Caption

The 1903 [Peter the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Peter_the_Great/) 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 commemorates the bicentenary of the founding of St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, ruler of Russia from 1682 to 1725. The egg is made of [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) with chased scrolls and palm leaves and set with rose diamonds. The exterior has two enamel paintings by Zuiev, these show the Winter [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) in St. Petersburg and a residence of Peter the Great, Inside the egg is a miniature model of the equestrian statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg. The egg measures 15 cm (5.9 in) in height.

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, USA.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sotakeit. (2021, May 03). Peter the Great Egg by Fabergé. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13947/peter-the-great-egg-by-faberge/>
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peterthegreategg.JPG) by [**Sotakeit**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peterthegreategg.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.