Hen Egg
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The Hen Egg is a jeweled Imperial Fabergé egg, renowned as one of the earliest and most iconic examples of the luxurious Easter eggs crafted for the Russian royal family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hen Egg canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Fabergé egg
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jeweled egg ⓘ work of art ⓘ |
| artMovement | decorative arts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Easter
NERFINISHED
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Russian court culture ⓘ |
| city |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
|
| collection | Imperial Fabergé eggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Alexander III of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedForOccasion | Easter 1885 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Peter Carl Fabergé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Russian imperial treasure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Fabergé Museum, Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | hen ⓘ |
| designedFor | Russian imperial family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dimension | small decorative egg ⓘ |
| genre | luxury object ⓘ |
| hasColor |
golden (hen)
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white (outer shell) ⓘ yellow (yolk) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
golden yolk
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miniature crown (lost) ⓘ miniature hen ⓘ miniature ruby pendant (lost) ⓘ outer white enamel shell ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1885 ⓘ |
| madeFor | Empress consort of Russia ⓘ |
| manufacturer | House of Fabergé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
enamel
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gold ⓘ precious stones ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contains multiple nested surprises
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miniature hen modeled in gold ⓘ white enamel exterior resembling a real egg ⓘ |
| owner | Fabergé Museum, Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedTo | Maria Feodorovna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Imperial Coronation Egg
NERFINISHED
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Rosebud Egg ⓘ other Imperial Fabergé eggs ⓘ |
| significance |
first Imperial Fabergé egg
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one of the earliest Fabergé eggs ⓘ prototype for later Imperial eggs ⓘ |
| style | Russian Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Fabergé scholarship ⓘ |
| use | Easter gift ⓘ |
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