id:			142720
accession number:	1966.435.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.435.a
updated:		2022-01-04 16:36:07.275000

Egg, before 1896. Alexander Edward Tillander (Russian, 1837-1918). Gold, enamel, sapphire, gold easel and stand, photograph covered with faceted green glass; diameter: 5.6 x 3.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection 1966.435.a

title:				Egg
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			before 1896
creation date earliest:		1890
creation date latest:		1896
current location:		
creditline:			The India Early Minshall Collection
copyright:			

---

culture:	Russia, St. Petersburg, late 19th  Century
technique:	gold, enamel, sapphire, gold easel and stand, photograph covered with faceted green glass
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Miscellaneous
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

---

CREATORS

* Alexander Edward Tillander (Russian, 1837-1918)  - made by

---

measurements: Diameter: 5.6 x 3.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
state of the work:	
edition of the work: 	

support materials:


inscriptions:

	inscription:	engraved beneath the enamel of the top are the Cyrillic letters "XB" [in monogram] which signify the phrase, "Christ is risen."
	translation:	
	remark:		

---

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

---

LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

---

PROVENANCE

	India E. Minshall, Cleveland, Ohio.
	date: 
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


---

fun fact: 


digital description: 
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.

wall description: 

---

RELATED WORKS

---

CITATIONS

---

IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.435.a/1966.435.a_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.435.a/1966.435.a_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.435.a/1966.435.a_full.tif