Egg stand
John Edwards
Category
Silver
Date
1802
Materials
Silver-gilt, glass and sand
Measurements
250 x 117 x 98 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609237.2
Summary
Silver-gilt egg stand, fitted with glass egg timer and frame for four eggs. Accompanies a silver-gilt egg boiler. Maker's mark for John Edwards, London, 1802.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
London Assay Office mark; 'IE' maker's mark in a rectangle.
Makers and roles
John Edwards, maker