Hand-painted ballgown darner
Name/Title
Hand-painted ballgown darnerEntry/Object ID
2021.2.315Description
Small wooden egg darner on handle resembling a woman in a green ball gown. Handle has rounded finial and bulbous middle. Finial painted to depict a woman's face with hair in an updo. Bulbous middle of handle depicts her torso, and egg is painted as the bottom of her skirt. Egg comes off handle, which is hollow to hold pins and needles. Paint heavily chipped. Old thread wrapped around handle insert near egg.Collection
Carolyn Headley Darner CollectionCategory
Tools