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Small Mauchline friction closed egg darner
Object/Artifact
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Name/Title
Small Mauchline friction closed egg darner
Entry/Object ID
2021.2.180
Description
Mauchline transferware egg with image of "Dunkerque, Vue Generale." Egg opens to hold sewing accessories. Mauchline is a ware developed in Mauchline, Scotland in the 1820s, commonly used to make wooden souvenirs. Egg has crack through top of image.
Collection
Carolyn Headley Darner Collection
Category
Tools
Acquisition
Accession
2021.2
Acquisition Method
Purchase
Made/Created
Place
Country
France
Continent
Europe
Lexicon
Getty AAT
Concept
darning eggs
Dimensions
Height
8.2 cm
Material
Wood
Color
Brown,
Black
Research Notes
Notes
Reference: pp 84-87 in "Darn It!"