Eggcup

Object Name:

Eggcup

Object ID:

1995.513.12

Place of Origin:

Europe, possibly France or Germany

Date:

1820-1840

Description:

Eggcup stand with five egg cups and five egg spoons. (Note that one spoon and cup are missing). Silverplated (cold rolled) and gold wash, over several base metals, including copper, tin, and other unidentified metals. Stand has six rings and six slots on rotating disk with carrying handle above and broad, round pedestal base below. Handle appears to be cast metal, with floral decorations. Rotating disk section is edged with cast floral decoration. Pedestal base is edged with cast grape clusters and grape leaf decoration. Three cast copper feet in floral decoration are soldered to base.

Five identical egg cups. Egg-shaped cups on round pedestal bases. Cups have lip with applied floral design. Cups are lined with gold wash. Pedestal bases are weighted.

Spoons are fin-and-fiddle form, with taper-sided handles with downturned ends, and mid-rib on back. They have pear-shaped bowls and squared fins. Fragments of gold wash are visible on spoon bowls and handles. Five hallmarks on backs of spoon handles, each within a square mark; one mark is that of a lyre.

Material:

Metal
Silver
Gold
Copper

Dimensions:

H-12.3 Dia-7.625 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

Subjects:

Eggs