Wooden egg darner on handle

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Wooden egg darner on handle

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.294

Description

Wooden egg darner on handle with high shine varnish and collar around bottom of egg. Handle has two equally spaced ridges, making handle look like bamboo.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

16.3 cm

Material

Wood

Color

Brown

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: pp. 46-47 in "Darn It!"