Small stickware egg on handle

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Small stickware egg on handle

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.31

Description

Double-edged small stickware egg darner on handle. Handle begins with angular knop and curves into thin neck before widening on rest of the handle. Stickware in classic checkerboard pattern. Cracking around thinnest part of the handle, dark knick marks on head of egg. Very lightly varnished.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

16.5 cm

Material

Wood

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: p. 63 in "Darn It!"