Hand-painted darner with woman in green dress

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Hand-painted darner with woman in green dress

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.314

Description

Wooden elongated egg darner on handle. When turned upside down, darner resembles a 1920s woman wearing a collared knee-length green dress with buttons down front, a red low waist belt, and a scalloped hem. Face is painted on bottom of handle with black hair in a bob. Face a bit worn away.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

14.9 cm

Material

Wood, Paint

Color

Brown, Green, Black, White, Red

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: pp. 40-41 in "Darn It!"