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* The Imperial Easter Eggs were created between 1885 and 1917 for which two Tsars of Russia?
* In 1885, Peter Carl Faberge created what is appropriately known as "The First Imperial Easter Egg". On the exterior this strongly resembled a real hen's egg of white enamel. Like all the eggs, it containes a "surprise". What is in the "First Egg"?
* At Easter, 1891, the Czar presented his wife with the "Azova" Egg. It is made of a semiprecious stone known as heliotrope overlaid with gold scrolls in the rococo style. What is another more common name for the mineral heliotrope?
* The "Renaissance Egg' is one of the few eggs made to be displayed on its side rather than standing on one end. It is also one of the few eggs modeled closely on a known prototype. In what museum will be found the original from which the idea was taken?
* The first egg Czar Nicholas gave his mother after his father's death is named after its surprise, a miniature screen of ten panels depicting royal residences and two royal yachts of her native country. In what country was the Dowager Empress born?
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