Ostrich Egg Ewer

ca. 1630
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ostrich Egg Ewer
  • Artist: Hans I Clauss (Master 1627, died 1671)
  • Date: ca. 1630
  • Culture: German, Nuremberg
  • Medium: Ostrich egg, silver (gilded)
  • Dimensions: Height: 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
  • Classifications: Natural Substances, Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Conneticut
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts