egg, egg
Accession Number
NAM.1966-09-147-1
Description
Painted ostrich egg, possibly painted by a soldier of 2nd Bn Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry whilst stationed in South Africa, 1912 (c). Pale yellow egg, with pitted surface; painted on front, stringed bugle horn surmounted by a ducal coronet with a scroll inscribed. A length of green ribbon is threaded through the axle holes. Inscription: ‘Cornwall / 2nd Batt. D.C.L. I/ Bloemfontein, 1910-12’
Campaigns
Boer War (1899-1902)
Associated collection
