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EGG FROM EGG NECKLACE

Creator(s): Unknown (Jeweler)

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About this object

Miniature egg attached to necklace. Egg is made of green enamel with a design in silver. On one side is a spray of wheat in silver. On the other are the initials XB. There is a vertical silver band separating the two halves.

Object name:
EGG FROM EGG NECKLACE
Made from:
Enamel -- silver
Made in:
Russia
Date made:
1899-1908
Size:
1.4 cm (9/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
17.64.21
Class:
JEWELRY
Signature marks:
MARK 84, kokoshnik facing left for 1899-1908 [On loop] INSCRIPTION XB for Христос Воскресе (Christ is Risen) [On one side]
Credit line:
Gift of Dina Merrill Robertson, 1978