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Sock Darner

Sock Darner

Object NameSock Darner

ManufacturerAttributed to Corning Glass Works (American (Corning, NY), 1851 - 1989)

Date1868

MediumBlown glass (possibly mold blown) white milk glass cased in clear and are decorated with any number of colored splotches - blue, green, yellow, and red.

Dimensions2 5/16 x 6 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (5.9 x 15.9 x 5.7 cm)

ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Glass

Credit LineGift of Pearls of Wisdom #1186. In the Iowa Quester Glass Collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object numberUM2012.284

Status

Not on view

Collections

CultureAmerican

Label TextDarn – verb (used with object) to mend, as torn clothing, with rows of stitches, sometimes by crossing and interweaving rows to span a gap.

Locations

(not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum

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