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Peter Carl Fabergé was a Russian jeweler best known for the famous Fabergé eggs made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious metals and gemstones rather than more mundane materials. Born May 30 1846 and died September 24,1920
WHO INVENTED POPSICLES? 1905, eleven-year-old Frank Epperson left a cup filled with powdered soda, water, and a stirring stick on his San Francisco porch. That night, low temperatures caused the mixture to freeze — and a summertime staple was born. Today, two billion Popsicles are sold every year.
MARCH 1 National Pig Day This event held annually on March 1 in the United States to celebrate the pig. The holiday celebration was started in 1972 by sisters Ellen Stanley, a teacher in Lubbock, Texas, and Mary Lynne Rave of Beaufort,
MARCH 17 ST. PATRICK’S DAY Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland.
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FABERGE EGGS... The first egg was made as an Easter surprise for the wife of the Russian Tsar (ruler) Alexander III.
The Azova Egg with a ship inside
Blue Serpent Egg. Notice the Roman numerals around the upper part of the egg. The serpent’s head points to the time.
Lilies of the Valley Egg
The Clover Egg
Look at the little carriage that came inside the Coronation Egg
The Peacock Egg
The first egg was made as an Easter surprise for the wife of the Russian Tsar (ruler) Alexander III. From the outside, it looked like a regular egg. It was made of white enamel with a little band of gold around the center. The egg could be opened and inside was a golden yolk. When the yolk was opened, there was a gold hen sitting in a golden nest. Inside the hen (yes, the hen opened, too!) was a necklace with a little ruby egg and a diamond crown. The Tsar’s wife loved her egg and from then on Alexander III gave her a custom-designed Faberge egg for Easter each year. When Alexander III’s son, Nicholas II, became tsar, he continued the tradition. He had Faberge create eggs for his wife and his mother each year at Easter.
Faberge made about fifteen eggs for wealthy collectors but the rest were made for the Russian royal family. What would your Faberge egg look like? The eggs of Peter Carl Faberge are worth millions of dollars. Faberge’s grandson, Theo Faberge, began making eggs in the second half of the 1900s. His were not one of a kind like those of his grandfather. Theo made a few hundred of each of his designs and sold them to the public. Each of his eggs is worth several thousand dollars, far less than Peter Carl Faberge’s. Theo’s eggs are not as ornate and do not have as many pieces.
Source: http://artsmarts4kids.blogspot.com/2008/03/faberge- eggs.html
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