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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Egg Boiler
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Egg Boiler

Artifact IDMO 2002.6.13a-d
Object Type Coddler
Maker (American, c.1859 - 1862)
Dateca. 1905
Mediumsterling silver, glass, sand
Dimensionspart a H 5 1/4 in x W 3 5/8 in x D 5 5/8 in (13.3 cm x 9.2 cm x 14.3 cm )
 overall H 14 1/4 in x W 5 3/8 in x D 5 5/8 in (36.2 cm x 13.7 cm x 14.3 cm )
 part c H 1 7/8 in x Diam 2 in (4.8 cm x 5.1 cm )
 part b H 11 1/4 in x W 3 1/4 in x D 3 1/4 in (28.6 cm x 8.3 cm x 8.3 cm )
 part d H 3 1/4 in x W 5 3/8 in x D 5 3/8 in (8.3 cm x 13.7 cm x 13.7 cm )
Physical DescriptionA sterling silver egg boiler. The triangular body (a) has engine-turning and is engraved with village scenes and the following inscription on one side: "J.A.R. / A.L.C. / from E.R." and a flip top lid. It contains a removable egg holder (b) for six eggs, topped by an hour glass timer. The boiler sits on a detachable triangular footed stand (d) that holds a removable burner with a removable lid (c). Marked on the underside: GALE & WILLIS / NEW-YORK / 925 STERLING / [maker's mark] / 178.
Historical NoteFranklin and Eleanor Roosevelt received more than 300 wedding gifts in 1905, many of them appropriate for a privileged way of life. This egg boiler was a gift from Mary Livingston Ludlow Hall, Eleanor's grandmother. Eleanor Roosevelt later gave it to her son, John A. Roosevelt, for his 1938 marriage to Anne Lindsay Clark. It is on display in the COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE exhibit in the Museum’s FOUNDATIONS OF A PUBLIC LIFE gallery.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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