Ruby or Pink Sapphire Surprise from the Lapis Lazuli Easter Egg
attributed to Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920)
attributed to House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)
c. 1885–90
- Medium
- gold, enamel, lapis lazuli, pearls, diamonds, rubies
- Classification
- Miscellaneous
- Culture
- Russia, St. Petersburg
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Decorative Art and Design
- Credit line
- The India Early Minshall Collection
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
This Easter egg, like the subsequent ones produced by Fabergé for the imperial family, contains a surprise when opened. In this case, the egg opens to display a yellow enameled cover, resembling an egg yolk, which then opens to reveal a tiny replica of the Russian imperial crown, containing either a ruby or a pink sapphire suspended on a chain.
