Egg boiler
(1808-1809)
Medium
silver, wood, glass, sand, cotton
Measurements
(a-e) 35.2 × 25.6 × 15.0 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1932
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
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