Egg boiler
Manufacturer
Roberts and Belk
Manufacturer
Furnival Works
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1880
MediumSilver plate
DimensionsOverall: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
InscribedStamped on bottom: "R&B S CP", Coronet with three feathers/818/diamond mark.
Credit LineGift of Bryan Marshall in memory of Clayton Smith
Object number86.350
Not on view
DescriptionEgg-shaped boiler with cover surmounted by preening swan. Egg-shaped body supported on three scrolling supports attached to a round support for an openwork burner with handle. Interior has rack for four eggs.Published ReferencesSeymour B. Wyler, THE BOOK OF SHEFFIELD PLATE... (NY: Bonanza Books, 1949), p. 173 for mark.
Elisabeth Hase
