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| Easter Eggs on display at The Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK Photograph courtesy of Toby Lea |
On display at The Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK, the red and white eggs in particular, are from Romania, dated pre-1911.
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| Easter Eggs on display at The Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK Photograph courtesy of Toby Lea |
“Hen eggs are blown (to hollow them out) and decorated as Easter gifts and ornaments in many parts of Eastern Europe. Each of these eggs bear motifs with names such as ‘spider’, ‘strawberry leaf’ or ‘canine tooth of a pig’. A pen or stylus is used to apply the pattern in wax, then the eggs are boiled in a logwood solution. Bark, tea and even bricks were all used as a source of dye. When the wax is removed with a hot cloth, the pattern remains.” (Description courtesy of The Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK).
Interesting
huh?! I really like the idea of these decorative little keepsakes!
The Pitt Rivers Museum is an absolutely fascinating place, not your average museum
by any means… quite random in fact - definitely worth a visit if you’re over
that way. Check back to read more about my visit in coming posts….
Thanks
for dropping by, enjoy the bank holiday!
Abby :-)
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