Egg darner with painted face

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Egg darner with painted face

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.322

Description

Wooden darning egg on thin wooden handle. Egg possibly would have come off at some point, but is now stuck on handle. Egg hand-painted with the face of a woman with gray hair and glasses. Paint near neck of woman has worn away.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

16.3 cm

Material

Wood, Paint

Color

Brown, Gray, Black, Blue, White

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: pp. 42-43 in "Darn It!"