Easter egg
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
circa 1920 - circa 1929
Materials
Paper and cardboard
Measurements
165 mm (length); 113 mm (width)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664388
Summary
A cardboard Easter egg in two halves. The exterior is covered with red paper decorated with Fred Astaire style rabbits in evening dress with female rabbits dressed in white dresses. There are also yellow chicks in striped blue and white hat boxes. Attached to one half is a loop of red string. The interior of each half is decorated with a blue fleur de lys pattern on a white background. Total number of items is 2.
Marks and inscriptions
Paper ex display label: 'Cardboard Egg from the 1920's/ It has Fred Astaire style bunnies'