Ivory colored plastic egg with blue band

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Ivory colored plastic egg with blue band

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.177

Description

Ivory-colored plastic egg darner that opens to hold sewing accessories. Egg has a plastic plate in the middle with small hole for a small pair of scissors and a bigger hole for a thimble. Scissors are gold at the top and marked "ASBR(?)- Germany." Thimble is enameled ivory colored to match egg and is marked "GERMANY." Plate in the egg also reads "Germany." Outside of egg has a blue band around center with golden flowers and a gold border.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Place

Country

Germany

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Parts

Count

3

Parts

Plastic egg, scissors, and thimble.

Material

Plastic, Enamel, Metal

Color

White, Blue, Gold, Silver

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: pp. 98-99 in "Darn It!"