Elongated egg darner with painted face

Object/Artifact

-

BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Elongated egg darner with painted face

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.317

Description

Elongated wooden egg darner on handle. Egg comes off handle, which has area to hold a thimble. Hand-painted face on egg has heart-shaped lips, blushed cheeks, and eyes with long lashes. Face heavily faded from age.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

15.5 cm

Material

Wood, Paint

Color

Brown, Black, Red, White

Research Notes

Notes

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