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Egg stands

Scope note

Receptacles for holding one or more eggs while boiling them and then serving them at the table or for just serving cooked eggs at the table. Those used for both cooking and serving are often made of twisted wire, while those used just for serving are generally earthenware or sometimes silver plate.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000196528

Equivalent Terms used

egg stand

Created

13yrs ago

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