Heavily worn egg darner

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Heavily worn egg darner

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.360

Description

Wooden egg darner on handle. Darner is stained but unvarnished. Bottom of handle is heavily worn away with many dents and areas of loss. Middle of egg has multiple wood knots.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

13.9 cm

Material

Wood

Color

Brown

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: pp. 44-45 in "Darn It!"