Ostrich Egg Standing Cup

ca. 1790

John McMullin

American, 1765 - 1843

Ostrich egg and silver mount

approx: 10 in. (25.4 cm)

Gift of Ruth J. Nutt

2014.24.31

Provenance: Jonathan Trace, January 13, 1994

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, American Art: The Stories We Carry, Oct. 20, 2022 - ongoing.

Published ReferencesJunker, Patricia. “Museum Accessions: Raphaelle Peale’s Still Life with Ostrich Egg Cup,” The Magazine Antiques (January/February 2015): p. 94, reproduced.

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