Floral mushroom darner

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Floral mushroom darner

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.433

Description

Wooden mushroom darner on handle with pointed bottom. Stylized flowers painted on top of mushroom with blue border around bottom edge. Bottom of handle has ring painted in yellow, blue, and red. Mushroom can be unscrewed and removed from handle, which is hollow to hold pins and needles.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Place

Country

Czechoslovakia

Continent

Europe

Notes

Likely from Czechoslovakia based on similar darners in the collection.

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning mushrooms

Material

Wood, Paint

Color

Blue, Brown, Red, Green, Yellow

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: pp. 72-73 in "Darn It!"