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Pair of silver-mounted emu eggs 1879

Artwork Pair of silver-mounted emu eggs this artwork made of Emu eggs, supported on ears of wheat with lizards and frogs on domed base and kangaroo and emu finials in silver, each with a glass dome and ebonised circular stand, created in 1879-01-01
Accession No.
2011.332a-b
Date Created
1879
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Australian Art
Dimensions A
25cm (high, each)
Media Category
Metalwork
Secondary Media Category
silver
Medium
Emu eggs, supported on ears of wheat with lizards and frogs on domed base and kangaroo and emu finials in silver, each with a glass dome and ebonised circular stand
Credit Line
Purchased 2011 with funds from the Bequest of Grace Davies and Nell Davies through the Queensland Art Gallery Foundation

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