agate egg sock darner

c. 1890
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Overview

egg-shaped agate

Historical information

This agate stone came from a mine near Geraldton. It was shaped for Ethel Clinch at Greenough to be used for darning socks. She passed it on to her daughter Jean Morrison Blood (nee Maley).

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-72-GMOB0769
Item type
Contextual Information

This object had stayed in the one family since it was first made. It is an excellent example of the use of natural resources to create a beautiful object for a practical purpose.

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Place made
Western Australia
Australia
Year
Statement of significance

The object 'Agate egg sock darner' (GMOB0769) has high aesthetic significance, given its (form, colour, texture) and has some rarity value. The item has some scientific significance, being an example in good condition of the class HANDCRAFTS/Needlework Equipment . The item has historic significance for the local community and has good interpretive potential. This item has little social significance, and it was used by ETHEL HENRIETTA JANE CLINCH(c1890), used by JEAN MORRISON MALEY(c1920),

Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
Greenough Museum and Gardens

Greenough Museum and Gardens

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agate egg sock darner
agate egg sock darner c1890

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