Decorated Egg
Decorated Egg
Object name: Decorated Egg
Date: 1886
Dimensions:
50 x 25 x 25 mm
Medium: Wood, paint
Object number: C07968
DescriptionMarbled easter egg. Coloured beige, red, black, green, blue and yellow. Eggs were traditionally painted and given as gifts during Eastertide as a symbol of fertility. Among christians they symbolise Jesus rising from his tomb.