Egg
PainterPainted by
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
American, 1811 - 1881
FramerFramed by
Foster Bros.
Dateabout 1855
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in gilt wood frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 5/8 x 7 1/2in. (14.3 x 19.1cm)
Other (canvas height x width): 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 7 1/2 x 9 3/8 x 7/8in. (19.1 x 23.8 x 2.2cm)
Other (canvas height x width): 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 7 1/2 x 9 3/8 x 7/8in. (19.1 x 23.8 x 2.2cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of John Sage Morgan
DescriptionAn egg lies on a flat surface, presumably a shelf, in an interior. Stalks of different kinds of grain are arranged around the egg in graceful curves. A blank wall is in the background.
Object number1952.95.1
MarkingsOn verso of frame, gold label, blind-stamped, "FOSTER BROS. / 4 PARK SQUARE / BOSTON"InscribedOn verso of frame, upper right, in red paint, "1689" "D1-1"; on label, in pencil, "2925"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberSubject Terms
On View
Not on view
