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Egg-warmer
Egg warmer, tin-plate, oval boat-shaped form standing on a high foot, to either end of the body two lead handles modelled in the form of swans' heads with foliate-moulded terminals, one handle broken off, to the top two hinged lids with lead pine-cone finials covering an interior removeable basket with a central rod for lifting, the column slots onto a smaller rod fixed inside the base of the outer body; the interior of the egg warmer and basket covered with a cream-coloured japan, the exterior and the central rod covered with a pea-green japan and decorated in gilt with classical borders, the lead handles and finials covered in gilt.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50223
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 19th century (early) –
Acquisition
Bequest, 8/6/1955
Measurements
Height
(cm): 18.8
Length
(cm): 25.7
Width
(cm): 14.5
Height
(in): 7
Length
(in): 10
Width
(in): 5
Techniques
cut
decoration
Applied Art
welded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
japanned
decoration
Applied Art
gilded
decoration
Applied Art
Material
tin-plate
lead
Location
In store
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