V I R G I N I A  M U S E U M  O F  F I N E  A R T S   
European Decorative Arts Title Graphic

Imperial Pelican Easter Egg Imperial Pelican Easter Egg

circa 1897

Peter Carl Fabergé (French, born in Russia 1846-1920)

Fabergé firm, Mikhail Perkhin (Workmaster); Johannes Zehngraf (Painter of miniatures)

Gold, diamonds, enamel, pearls, watercolor on ivory

4 by 2 1/8 (diameter) inches

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Bequest from the Estate of Lillian Thomas Pratt, 47.20.35

Detail of Imperial Pelican Easter Egg


A Fabergé Anthology- a series of short stories authored by Virginia Commonwealth University graduate students in creative writing using the VMFA Fabergé collection as inspiration.

Gallery Map

Exhibitions: Current, Future, Past

Virginia Museum Homepage