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Egg boiler

Egg boiler
 (1808-1809)

Medium
silver, wood, glass, sand, cotton
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1932
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silver, wood, glass, sand, cotton
Measurements
(a-e) 35.2 × 25.6 × 15.0 cm (overall)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
(a) punched in rear near handle u.l.: CC (lion passant) (crowned leopard's head) N (king's head)
punched (inverted) (diagonally) inside lid l.c.: CC (lion passant) N
punched inside lid u.r.: CC (lion passant) N
(b) punched above base u.c.r.: (king's head) (lion passant) N
punched (inverted) in base l.r.: CC
punched in base of timer u.l.: (king's head) (lion passant) N
punched in base of timer l.r.: CC
(c) punched in base u.c.: (king's head) (lion passant) N
(d) punched in outside of upper rim u.c.: (lion passant) N CC
Accession Number
3308.a-e-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1932
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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