Egg
Alexander Edward Tillander
1890–1896
- Medium
- gold, enamel, sapphire, gold easel and stand, photograph covered with faceted green glass
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 5.6 x 3.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
- Genre
- Miscellaneous
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Russia, St. Petersburg
About
In the Russian Orthodox religious tradition, eggs are offered as Easter gifts to symbolize rebirth, renewal, and the resurrection of Christ. This jeweled Russian egg is engraved with XB symbolizing the phrase, “Christ is risen,” and would have been given to a lady in a wealthy household, perhaps someone of high rank within the imperial court, given the richness of materials.
