Egg darner on handle with sunflower

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Egg darner on handle with sunflower

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.321

Description

Elongated wooden egg darner on handle. Egg may have once come off handle, but has since become stuck. Yellow dots go around top of handle near egg. Front of egg has a painted sunflower and reads, "A stitch in time saves nine… Drue."

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

14.6 cm

Material

Wood, Paint

Color

Brown, Yellow, Black, Green

Research Notes

Notes

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