Emu Egg

Item Information

Title:
Emu Egg
Description:
A dark colored emu egg incised with two motifs in Australian style. One motif shows two Aborignial figures, the other shows two kangaroos. There is one blow hole.
Date:
1800–1825
Genre:
glassblowing
eggshell (animal material)
incising
glass (material)
pictures (object genre)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
Australian
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Diprotodontia (order)
Eggshell
Blown
Incised
Kangaroo
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Essex
Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.)
Extent:
5.25 in. (H) Diameter: 4 in.
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/11516
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
Accession #:
1991.964
Identifier:
11516