Egg, Darning

Darning egg

Object ID:
1970.17044.1
Community:
New York, Mount Lebanon
Description

A between-centers turned sphere of beech is housed in a between-centers turned maple base which was turned with a spherical recess into which the sphere was forced thereby capturing the sphere while allowing it to rotate. Both components turned from round wood with the pith centered in the turning. Clear finish.

New York Mount Lebanon

New York Mount Lebanon

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Shaker Museum Egg, Darning. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=20860. Accessed on September 21, 2024

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