The McFerrin Collection is one of the largest private Fabergé collections in the world with an array of more than 600 items, primarily from the time of the last two Tsars, Alexander III and Nicholas II. The collection has been on long-term loan to the Houston Museum of Natural Science (HMNS) since 2013 and has included multiple loans to museums across the United States. The 2019 iteration of the exhibit, The Art of Presentation, features Fabergé and Hahn presentation pieces that share the stores of the Imperial award system in Russian during the Romanov Dynasty. 

Carl Fabergé was the official jeweler of the Russian Imperial Cabinet at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. His extraordinary reputation as a master jeweler continues to be maintained worldwide and throughout time.

We hope you enjoy learning about Fabergé, Imperial Russia, and its unique award system through these magnificent presentation pieces.