ENGLAND: THE OTHER WITHIN

Analysing the English Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum

Explore the database of all the people associated with the Pitt Rivers English collections. This gives information about their lives; their education, careers, place of residence, and their network of friends and colleagues. Select the first letter of their surname from the list below.

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Individual's Details

Durs Egg

Career Manufacturer

Biography According to maker's label, "D. Egg. Gun-maker to His Majesty, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, etc., 132 Strand, London." Swiss-born English gun-maker noted for his flintlock pistols and rifle [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 26/04/2007] This may have been his company rather than him

Biography References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durs_Egg

County London [Greater]

Relationship Maker

Archaeological or Ethnographic Ethnography

Collected around 1939

Dates active 1748-1834

Donated around 1939

English collections Air-gun

Oxford Uni Education No

Oxford based No

English collection size 1

Connections Henry Balfour