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A cream colored ostrich egg with painted patriotic designs in red, white, blue and gold. It has two major motifs: one is a massed flag design; the other is an eagle on a flag design with a blue banner. A swag, tassel and star band encircles the top. Some green and brown branches with leaves complete the flag design. There is a gold border around the bottom and the egg has two blow holes.
pictures (two-dimensional representations)
glassblowing
eggshell (animal material)
painting (coating)
glass (material)
flags
patriotism
Eggshell
Blown
Painted
Patriotism
Flag
Eagle
PICTURE, EGG
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
Africa
7 1/2 (H), 5 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.961
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