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

Europe

ProvenanceThe Earl of Yarborough by 1911; purchased from S. J. Phillips, Ltd., London, by the MFA for £1,500. (Accession date: September 18, 1963)

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