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title: Twelve Monograms Egg by Fabergé
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# Twelve Monograms Egg by Fabergé
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## Image File
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## Image Caption
The 1896 Twelve Monograms 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. The egg is made of [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) and royal blue enamel. Rose-cut diamonds are used to divide the egg into segments and to depict the royal ciphers (six each) of [Tsar](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tsar/) [Alexander](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Alexander/) III (r. 1881-1894) and Empress Marie Feodorovna. The egg measures 7.9 cm (3.1 in) in height.
Hillwood Museum, Washington D.C.
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