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51/1288/1-5
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
These four double-ended egg cups are made of turned beech and are designed to take a different sized egg in each end. They belonged to the donor's grandfather and came to her from his farmhouse near Alnwick, Northumberland, and may have been made by her great-grandfather.
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5 egg cups: wood (birch); good condition
<div style="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><p><span><span>Egg cups and egg topper Egg cups are designed to hold boiled eggs, which are a popular breakfast around the world. The cups come in a variety of different shapes and materials. These scary looking metal scissors, called egg toppers, cut the top off a soft-boiled egg. MERL 59/2, MERL 92/44, MERL 63/612, MERL 60/755/1 and MERL 65/307</span></span></p></div>
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'These egg cups came to Mrs. Howard from her grandfather’s farmhouse near Alnwick, Northumberland. Her great-grandfather, born in 1803 may have made them as he did fine woodwork as a hobby. // They are doubled-ended egg cups, intended to take a different sized egg in each end. They are made out of birch and are beautifully turned. The smallest cup is 1.5 inches in diameter and the largest is 1.85 inches.'
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1825-01-01 - 1874-12-31
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Mid-nineteenth century
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