--- title: Revolving Miniatures Egg by Fabergé author: Hemant Bedekar source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13963/revolving-miniatures-egg-by-faberge/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) updated: 1970-01-01 --- # Revolving Miniatures Egg by Fabergé _Authored by Hemant Bedekar_ ## Image File [![Revolving Miniatures Egg by Fabergé](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13963.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13963.jpg) ## Image Caption The 1896 Revolving Miniatures 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 and base is made of rock crystal with enamel and diamond additions on the base. The upper level of the support shows the empress' monogram before she was married. The egg is topped by an emerald set on a green enamel mount. Inside are 12 miniature revolving paintings with [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) frames by the Danish artist Johannes Zehngraff. The paintings show residences held dear by the empress and they rotate when the emerald is pressed down. The egg measures 25.1 cm (9.9 in) in height. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, USA. ## Cite This Work ### APA Bedekar, H. (2021, May 03). Revolving Miniatures Egg by Fabergé. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Bedekar, Hemant. "Revolving Miniatures Egg by Fabergé." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 03, 2021. . ### MLA Bedekar, Hemant. "Revolving Miniatures Egg by Fabergé." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 May 2021, . ## License & Copyright [![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/hemantbedekar/39923872531/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/hemantbedekar/39923872531/) by [**Hemant Bedekar**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/hemantbedekar/39923872531/). 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](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.