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Hen Shaped Egg Container
Hen Shaped Egg Container
Hen Shaped Egg Container

Hen Shaped Egg Container

Datec. 1870
Object NameEgg Rack
Mediumpottery
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width): 180 × 185mm
Base (Width): 231mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1972.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDMS001082
About MeEgg container moulded to represent a hen sitting on a basket. Made at Bo'ness, Linlithgow around 1870. These egg containers were very popular in farmhouses throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.
More About Me
Eggs were stored at room temperature before the days of fridges. Some would argue they still should be.
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