Peter the Great
1903 Imperial Fabergé egg
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Summary
Peter the Great is a Fabergé egg[1]. It draws 271 Wikipedia views per month (faberg egg category, ranking #19 of 66).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Michael Perkhin[3]
- Commissioned by: Nicholas II of Russia[4]
- Owned by: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts[5]
- Named after: Peter the Great[6]
- Manufacturer: House of Fabergé[7]
- Depicts: Bronze Horseman[8]
- Made from material: gold[9], diamond[10], platinum[11], rock crystal[12], vitreous enamel[13], ruby[14], watercolor[15], ivory[16], bronze[17], sapphire[18]
- Collection: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts[19]
- Location: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts[20]
- Commons category: Peter the Great (Fabergé egg)[21]
- Inception: 1903[22]
- Main subject: Peter the Great[23]
- Inspired by: Peter the Great[24], history of Saint Petersburg[25], Rococo[26]
- Height: 4.25 inches[27]
- Width: 3.125 inches[28]
- Capital cost: 9760 Russian ruble[29]
- Price: 9760 Russian ruble[30], 4000 Soviet ruble[31], 16,500 US dollars[32]
Why It Matters
Peter the Great has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]