Pear-shaped darner on handle

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Pear-shaped darner on handle

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.365

Description

Flattened pear-shaped wooden darner on handle with angular knop near egg and proper knop at bottom. Turned from single piece of wood and stained dark brown.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

15 cm

Material

Wood

Color

Brown

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: pp. 46-49 in "Darn It!"