Egg cups have been used since prehistoric times, with some of the earliest occurrence on Minoan Crete.[2] In particular, archaeological recovery at the Bronze Age palace of Cretan Knossos reveals the presence of eggshell cup use as early as the 18th century BC.[3] An egg cup, sometimes called egg server, is a container used for serving boiled eggs within their shell. Egg cups have an upwardly concave portion to hold the egg and often include a base to raise the egg retaining portion and give stability, informally known as "footies". Other types include: no pedestal, just a cup known as "buckets" The first cocktail (the Sazerac) was made in an egg cup. A New Orleans bartender named Glen Skidmore in the early 1800s invented a mixed drink of absinthe, brandy and bitters which he served in an egg cup. The Egg cup is a collectible item. There are newsletters for egg cup collectors, "Eggcup Collectors'Corner" in the U.S., there are also egg cup conventions for collectors in England. Collecting egg cups is called Pocillovy; it comes from the Latin pocillum for small cup and ovi for eggs.(Wikipedia) Staff quote This range available in the following items: code name dimensions volume pic EC Egg Cups Trillium Western Purple Toadshade; Purple Wake Robin; Apetalon; Wood Lily Colour codes: Ordering notes: To order please combine the item code with the colour code i.e. EC-CH = EGG CUP CHINESE LANTERN