Museums of Russia: Easter eggs collection on display in the Peter and Paul Fortress as part of the “Romanovs in St. Petersburg” exhibition

April 15, 2014, "Easter eggs made of porcelain and glass in the collection of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg" will be displayed as part of the "Romanovs in St. Petersburg" exhibition held in the Peter and Paul Fortress (St. Petersburg).  

The exhibition features a part of the collection of Easter eggs made of porcelain and glass in the 19th – 21st centuries from the holdings of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg. The exhibition demonstrates the products of the Imperial Porcelain Factory, Russian and foreign private companies.

There are porcelain eggs with monograms of emperors and empresses, specially ordered by the Russian Imperial Court. They were used as personal gifts from the reigning monarchs on the Easter day; Easter eggs with the image of the Russian state emblem, presented as gifts to officers and lower ranks during the First World War.

Particularly noteworthy are hand-painted porcelain eggs with paintings based on the works by famous artists, such as lithographs with views of Palestine by Russian landscape artists, brothers G. G. and N. G. Chernetsov; with images of saints, based on the originals by V. L. Borovykovsky, M. V. Nesterov, T. A. Neff.

On display there are Easter eggs of colorless and colored glass, decorated with facets, "Venetian thread," paintings, enamel.

On the opening day, April 15, there will be a presentation of the new museum publication, catalog "Easter eggs made of glass and porcelain of the 19th – 21st centuries from the collections of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg."