Egg beater

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Egg beater

Entry/Object ID

VC.86.1

Description

Egg beater of rosewood: consists of long tapered stick round at top tapering to end square in section and four interlocking tabs which form "beaters"; two semi-circular tabs have C-shaped cutouts and two roughly I-shaped tabs interlock through them, thus forming square which is not connected to the stick.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1800 - 1899 Date made: r. 1800 - 1899

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1-7/8 in

Depth

1-7/8 in

Length

16-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 16 1/2 in. (4.8 x 4.8 x 41.9 cm)

Material

Rosewood

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Some wear; when dry, square formed by tabs falls off.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Accessioned in 1985; acquired before.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 21B