Author Topic: Fainting Egg  (Read 2780 times)

2005kristine

  • Guest
Fainting Egg
« on: October 17, 2005, 02:48:43 pm »
I have a antique egg that is solid silver with a gold wash in the inside. It also does have the sponage  in the inside. It was placed in side a correst to revive a lady after she had fainted, because her corrset was to tight. Was wondering the price of such a item. It's very simple on the out side. It does have some roman numbers on the outside where the two halfs of the egg meet. VII and IIV. Plese help trace this item and put a price on it.schott717@hotmail.com

soldsir

  • New Member
  • *
  • Posts: 10
  • Karma: +0/-0
    • View Profile
Fainting Egg
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2005, 04:55:24 am »
does it have any silver marks, how about a photo

2005kristine

  • Guest
Fainting Egg
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2005, 02:28:50 pm »
:( Sorry I don't have a photo and the egg is with my mother inlaw. It does have rings around the egg.

Guest

  • Guest
Fainting Egg
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2005, 08:56:18 pm »
Hhhhmmmm.  In Victorian times, in order to even get inside a proper lady's corset, you'd have to unhook front, back, and unbutton outer clothes - then the lacing - these "proper" ladies had to have another person lace their corsets up the back - there wasn't an inch to spare - - if trying to insert an object inside the corset - by this time she might be "passed on".  I think your egg might have had a stopper?  And maybe even a loop to hang it on?  Then the lady herself or a very proper lady friend could unstopper it and wave it gently under the nose of the "indisposed".  

With all due regards to Victorian propriety, best wishes, KB

ps: I worked as a docent at a Victorian mansion - some of the upper classes put little girls into tightly laced corsets - I also wore my great grandmother's wedding suit jacket - in neighborhood "plays" - until I was about 10 yrs old - my great gran married in about 1890 - and I am a size 10 person - LOL