Ostrich egg

Name/Title

Ostrich egg

Entry/Object ID

1777

Description

Irregular, oval-shape egg; a small hole at the base of the egg; a double cord coming out of the hole - 9’’ long; color is white with small brown dots; in good condition. inscription on a label: “ 7. (Foster) Stewart”

Acquisition

Accession

1777

Acquisition Method

Unknown

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

UDF21: “7. (Foster) Stewart: on a label

Provenance

Notes

This object came from the Foster Family of Portsmouth, likely Joseph Foster. See the Spalding-Foster papers at Special Collections at UNH.