Obj. No. 47.20.35
Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846-1920)
Imperial Pelican Easter Egg, 1897
Egg: red gold, diamonds, enamel, pearls
Miniature folding panels: watercolor, ivory
4″H x 2 1/8″Dia. (10.2 x 5.4 cm)
5¼”H x 2 15/16″Dia. (13.3 x 7.5 cm) with stand
Marks: FABERGÉ, initials of workmaster Mikhail Perkhin (1860-1903), assay mark of St. Petersburg before 1899, 56 zolotnik; miniatures signed Zehngraf (Johannes Zehngraf, 1857-1908); stand marked Fabergé.
Note: Presented by Tsar Nicholas II to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Fedorovna, Easter 1898; original red-velvet case
Image must be credited with the following collection and photo credit lines:
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Bequest of Lillian Thomas Pratt.
Photo: Katherine Wetzel © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts