Trio of brown marbled bakelite mushrooms

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Trio of brown marbled bakelite mushrooms

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.113

Description

Three marbled brown bakelite mushrooms with twist-off caps and red marbling throughout. Two have rounded knots at bottom, other is set on glove darning handle.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning mushrooms

Dimensions

Height

14 cm

Parts

Count

3

Parts

Three marbled brown bakelite mushrooms.

Material

Plastic

Color

Brown, Red

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: p. 97 (plate 198) in "Darn It!"