Floral egg darner

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Floral egg darner

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.299

Description

Elongated pink egg darner on enameled handle, with blue flowers and green leaves painted around side of egg. Egg can be removed from handle. Bottom of handle has hole from nail used to dip darner in pink enamel. Top of egg shows small dents from needle use.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

15.7 cm

Material

Enamel

Color

Pink, Blue, Green

Research Notes

Notes

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