What was the name of the goldsmith, among whose works were the Imperial Russian family Easter eggs?
Catherine the Great (Fabergé egg) Merriweather, modelled after that of the 1898 Pelican egg. Catherine the Great (Fabergé egg) Catherine the Great Egg also known as Grisaille Egg and Pink Cameo Egg is an Imperial Fabergé egg, one of a series of fifty-four jewelled enameled Easter eggs made under the supervision of Peter Carl Fabergé for the Russian Imperial family. It was an Easter 1914 gift for Tsarina Maria Feodorovna from her son Tsar Nicholas II, who had a standing order of two Easter eggs every year, one for his mother and one for his wife. The egg was made by Henrik Wigström, "Fabergé's last
Branches of the Russian Imperial Family Branches of the Russian Imperial Family The Russian Imperial Family was split into four main branches named after the sons of Emperor Nicholas I: The headship of the Imperial Family is in dispute between Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia of the Vladimirovichi (Alexandrovichi) and Prince Andrew Andreevich of Russia of the Mikhailovichi branch. See the article line of succession to the Russian throne for more details on the dispute. In the family trees, a ≈ sign represents a union causing an illegitimate child. Emperor Nicholas I (1796-1855) Emperor Nicholas I (1796-1855) Emperor Nicholas I (1796-1855) Emperor Nicholas I (1796-1855)