Wooden egg darner on flat-bottomed handle

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Wooden egg darner on flat-bottomed handle

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.369

Description

Dark brown wooden egg darner on handle with flat bottom. Egg shows scratches on side and bottom shows many holes from previous use. Top of egg has heavy scratching from previous needlework.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

14.3 cm

Material

Wood

Color

Brown

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: pp. 44-45 in "Darn It!"