First Hen (Fabergé egg)

The Hen Egg of 1885, the first imperial egg, given by Alexander III to Empress Maria Feodorovna. Its plain white enamel shell opens to a gold yolk, and the yolk opens to the gold hen shown beside it. The hen once held a diamond crown and a ruby pendant, both now lost. It belongs to the Link of Times Foundation and is shown at the Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg.