Gathering Bowl
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Artifact Overview
Life on a farm involves many chores, such as taking care of chickens and gathering eggs. Eggs are important to farm families not only as food -- they can be sold for extra money. This wooden bowl, used to collect eggs in the late 1800s, has flared sides that created additional surface area for eggs to rest on and reduced damage to their fragile shells.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Gathering bowl
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
28.7.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Stain (Coating)
Color
Dark brown
Dimensions
Height: 5.125 in
Width: 10 in
Length: 8.75 in
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SetEggs
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Eggs are familiar. They're available nearly everywhere Americans shop for food and appear daily on menus at homes and restaurants across the country. What's less familiar is the story of their rise from products of the family farm to a major agricultural commodity. This group of artifacts helps document that story, revealing important developments in egg production and distribution and exploring consumers' evolving relationship with eggs.