"A collection of 100 rare Easter eggs of the non-chocolate kind will be on display at Alberton from 27 March to 16 April." (Closed Monday and Tuesday)
"Most of the elaborately decorated eggs are made of papier-mâché, and belong to an Auckland collector who prefers to remain anonymous. The eggs are likely to have contained small gifts like jewellery or confectionery, which were given as keepsakes at Easter.
“Over hundreds of years eggs have come to symbolise new life, hope and friendship – and never more so than during the Victorian-Edwardian period,” says the Manager of Alberton, Rendell McIntosh.
“Many of these elaborately decorated eggs were made in Germany. This display will provide an appealing glimpse into the traditions of another era.”
(Caption: Some of the hundred antique Easter eggs soon to go on display at Alberton.) ""Most of the elaborately decorated eggs are made of papier-mâché, and belong to an Auckland collector who prefers to remain anonymous. The eggs are likely to have contained small gifts like jewellery or confectionery, which were given as keepsakes at Easter.
“Over hundreds of years eggs have come to symbolise new life, hope and friendship – and never more so than during the Victorian-Edwardian period,” says the Manager of Alberton, Rendell McIntosh.
“Many of these elaborately decorated eggs were made in Germany. This display will provide an appealing glimpse into the traditions of another era.”
From the Historic Places Trust Newsletter March 2010.
