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Ostrich egg ewer
Ostrich egg ewer

Ostrich egg ewer

Unmarked
about 1675
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueOstrich egg with silver gilt mounts
DimensionsOverall: 27.5 x 22.2 x 13cm (10 13/16 x 8 3/4 x 5 1/8in.)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number63.1257
On View
On view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
ProvenanceThe Earl of Yarborough by 1911; purchased from S. J. Phillips, Ltd., London, by the MFA for £1,500. (Accession date: September 18, 1963)
Mazer
Unmarked
about 1500–25, with later alterations
Flagon
Unmarked
about 1600
Bottle
Unmarked
17th century (?)
Casket
Unmarked
about 1590
Ewer
Unmarked
about 1610
Box
Unmarked
1692
Pot
Unidentified artist
marked 1550–51 with later alterations
Coconut Cup
Hugh Kayle
1574–75
WC above a grasshopper
1569–70
Crowned cross moline
1550–51
Flagon
about 1560–70