2011.0035 Easter Egg
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Easter egg

  • Category:

    Organic (ivory, horn, etc.)

  • Place of Origin:

    Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1850

  • Materials:

    Egg (goose)

  • Techniques:

    Incised

  • Museum Object Number:

    2011.0035


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2011.0035

Object Name

Easter egg

Category

Organic (ivory, horn, etc.)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Jane and Gerald Katcher

Place of Origin

Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1850

Subjects

Easter; Holidays; Religion associated

Materials

Egg (goose)

Techniques

Incised

Dimensions (inches)

3 (H) , 1.5 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.62 (H) , 3.81 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Minardi, Lisa. 2012 Easter at Winterthur: The Pennsylvania German Origins of an American Tradition. Antiques and Fine Art. 11 (6): 218-219.
Published: fig. 2 on p. 219.
[Book] Shoemaker, Alfred L. 2000 Eastertide in Pennsylvania.
More info.
[Article] 04//2018 Natural Dyes for Easter Eggs. Early American Life Magazine. 30-33.
Published: p. 31