Bay Tree Egg
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Bay Tree Egg is a jeweled Imperial Fabergé egg designed to resemble a potted bay tree, renowned for its intricate craftsmanship and hidden mechanical surprise.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Fabergé egg
ⓘ
jeweled egg ⓘ |
| artMovement | late Imperial Russian court art ⓘ |
| artStyle | Russian decorative art ⓘ |
| category |
Easter eggs
ⓘ
Russian imperial regalia-related objects ⓘ works by Peter Carl Fabergé ⓘ |
| collection | Imperial Fabergé eggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Tsar Nicholas II of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| craftTechnique |
goldsmithing
ⓘ
guilloché enamel ⓘ mechanical engineering ⓘ stone setting ⓘ |
| createdForOccasion | Russian Orthodox Easter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | potted bay tree ⓘ |
| designer | Peter Carl Fabergé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | Easter gift ⓘ |
| hasColor |
golden
ⓘ
green ⓘ multicolored gemstones ⓘ |
| hasMechanicalFeature | automaton ⓘ |
| hasPart |
hidden mechanical surprise
ⓘ
leaves and fruit ⓘ planter-shaped base ⓘ tree-shaped topiary ⓘ trunk and branches ⓘ |
| hasSurpriseDescription | a mechanical singing bird that rises from the top of the tree ⓘ |
| intendedRecipientRole | Empress consort of Russia ⓘ |
| manufacturer | House of Fabergé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
amethysts
ⓘ
citrine ⓘ diamonds ⓘ emeralds ⓘ enamel ⓘ gold ⓘ nephrite ⓘ pearls ⓘ rubies ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex mechanical surprise
ⓘ
intricate craftsmanship ⓘ naturalistic representation of a bay tree ⓘ |
| ownerHistory | Russian Imperial family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedTo | Empress Alexandra Feodorovna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
botanical motif
ⓘ
garden ornament ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1911 ⓘ |
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