The original cartoon appeared in Punch Magazine and showed a couple of members of the clergy enjoying breakfast. The Bishop says "I'm afraid you have a bad egg Mr Jones" to which the Curate replies "oh no parts of it are excellent". So the phrase "The Curate's Egg" is the correct one rather than "A Curate's Egg" to represent something which appears bad on the whole but also has good parts to it...
Aha. I wasn't thinking of definite/indefinite article, although I'd tend to go with you on that. I thought the upper case was significant in your version, but surely it should be "The curate's egg"?
I did think of that, and decided to go with the upper case thinking that "The Curate's Egg" was the title of the cartoon, but it turns out the actual title is "True Humility". I guess I could leave the upper case as the egg has become something of a proper noun through the ages but I realise that could be a bit presumptious and will quite happily withdraw the capitalisation if deemed appropriate...
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