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Pinguinus impennis, great auk1 of 6 shots of Dr Leachs 139 great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century
EggsA stunning variety of eggs. Date: 1930
Yongzheng Period PlateAn illustration of an eggshell pink, decorative Chinese porcelain plate of the Yongzheng period, 1723-1735. It bears the scene of a woman in authority sat beside two smaller men who are carrying
Cartoon, The Bad Egg of Europe! by Victor Hicks. 1914
Shop window design, Easter Novelties! 1937
German Easter card with rabbit and hatching chicks. Date: circa 1890s
German Easter card with chicks and eggshells. circa 1890s
Fairy with a shell-shaped car on an Easter postcard. Date: circa 1900s
Boiled egg in an eggcup on a cutout New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Two yellow chicks on a Christmas cardTwo newly hatched yellow chicks on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Spallanzanis great auk eggSpallanzanis great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century
Tristrams great auk eggTristrams great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century
Walter Rothschilds great auk eggWalter Rothschilds great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century
Lord Lilfords great auk eggLord Lilfords great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. Also known as the Royal College of Surgeons egg No.6 The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle
Bullocks great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century. 1962.1.5 (composite image) Date: 1962
Duck, frog and duckling on a comic cardThe egg has hatched and a duckling has emerged, with the frog and the mother duck standing on either side -- Peacemaker. (5 of 5) Date: circa 1890s
Susi - popping out of an Easter egg. 1950s
Babies in a broken eggshell, carried by lambs in a harness. Date: circa 1900s
Babies in broken eggshells with rabbits or hares. Date: circa 1900s
Eggcup stand with eggs on a cutout Christmas cardEggcup stand with eggs and spoons on a cutout Christmas card -- Health, Happiness, Prosperity, Lays for the Season. Date: circa 1890s
Chick hatching on a cutout New Year cardChick hatching from an egg on a cutout New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Chick hatching on a cutout Christmas cardChick hatching from an egg on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Chick in an eggcup on a cutout New Year cardChick emerging from an egg in an eggcup on a cutout New Year card. circa 1890s
Chick in an eggcup on a cutout Easter cardChick emerging from an egg in an eggcup on a cutout Easter card. Date: circa 1890s
Chick in an eggcup on a cutout Christmas cardChick emerging from an egg in an eggcup on a cutout Christmas card. circa 1890s
Boy and girl with toys on a Victorian scrap. He is riding a horse which is breaking through a large eggshell; she is holding a doll. Date: circa 1890s
Dogs in containers on eight Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s
Duck, frog and egg on a comic cardThe mother duck attacks the frog with her egg in its mouth -- A Fowl Blow. (3 of 5) Date: circa 1890s
Frog and egg on a comic cardA frog finds a duck egg -- Eggspectation. (1 of 5) Date: circa 1890s
Frog and egg on a Christmas cardFrog and duck egg on a Christmas card -- Enjoyment. (3 of 4) Date: circa 1890s
Frog and egg on a New Year cardFrog and duck egg on a New Year card -- Jollification. (2 of 4) Date: circa 1890s
Frog and duckling on a Christmas cardFrog and newly hatched duckling on a Christmas card -- Consternation. (4 of 4) Date: circa 1890s
Cats and birds on a Christmas card. Some of the birds are just hatching out of their shells. circa 1890s
Dr Leachs 139 great auk eggDr Leachs 139 great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century
Cover design by Cecil Aldin, Ugly Duckling, in the Letter Book Series. Showing a yellow duckling just emerged from the egg. Date: 1921
Title page design by Cecil Aldin, Ugly Duckling, in the Letter Book Series. Showing three yellow ducklings just emerged from the egg. Date: 1921
Advertisement for Robbialac paint, from Jenson & Nicholson of Stratford, East London. It costs less than wallpaper, slightly more than distemper, but its durability makes it far cheaper than either
Joyous Easter - Maiden carrying Eggs and spring frondsJoyous Easter. A European Easter Maiden with a yolk; on one side hangs a large basket of colourful eggs, on the other a large broken eggshell, holding some spring branches with cherry blossom buds
Eggcup stand with two eggs on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Wasp nest in a bowler hatThis bowler hat containing a wasp nest was found in an outhouse on the estate of Walter Rothschild in Tring. The nest was built by the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
A collection of eggs from western Asia
Fulica atra, common cootPlate 84 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Various bird eggs from western AsiaVarious common Indian birds eggs from the Hume Collection. Specimens housed at Natural History Museum at Tring