Detail View: The AMICA Library: Imperial Red Cross Easter Egg
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1963.673
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Fabergé, Peter Carl
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Eastern European; Russian
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1846 - 1920
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Biography:
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Supplied most of the gifts exchanged by relatives of the imperial family in Russia, Denmark, Germany, and England for christenings, name days, birthdays, Christmas, and Easter.
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Birth Place:
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St. Petersberg, Russia
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Creator Death Place:
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Switzerland
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Peter Carl Fabergé
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Creator Name:
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Wigström, Henrik
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Eastern European; Russian
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Creator Role:
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fabricated by
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1860
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Birth Place:
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Finland
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Henrik Wigström
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Title:
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Imperial Red Cross Easter Egg
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1915
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Creation Start Date:
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1915
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Creation End Date:
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1915
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Materials and Techniques:
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gold, silver, enamel, glass
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Classification Term:
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Miscellaneous
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 8.6cm x 6.35cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1963.673
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Credit Line:
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The India Early Minshall Collection
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Inscriptions:
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inscribed (interior of egg): symbols for Alpha and Omega and imperial crown for Alexandra Feodorovna; 1915; inscriptions in Cyrillic, Old Church Slavonic, and Roman letters which identify Sts. Olga and Tatiana and presumably describe the central scene of the triptych. Inscribed (on velvet case): double-headed eagle, Fabergé, Petersburg, Moscow, London, all in Cyrillic on lining of case; 17.559, abbreviation for 'Red Cross' in Cyrillic in ink on outside of case.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1963.673.tif
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