Darning egg on stand

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Darning egg on stand

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.46

Description

Small glass nest egg darner made to look like a chicken’s egg, on carrying stand made of curved and slightly tarnished metal. Egg has slight darkening and raised material around point where it meets the glass rod.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Egg

Height

7.5 cm

Material

Glass, Metal

Color

White, Silver

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: p. 145 (plate 351) in "Darn It!"