Pretty Old Inlaid Darning Egg egg Opening measures 8 5/8" x

Opening measures 8 5/8" x 6 1/2"

I can find no examples of his syllabic signature to compare this one to

which were individually cast

with a nice patina especially visible on the creamy white paint

Pretty Old Inlaid Darning Egg egg Opening measures 8 5/8" xI have a hard time not grabbing these old inlaid darning eggs when I find them; they're just so pretty, and great to hold, and a nice thing to collect, perfectly displayed in a big bowl filled with them. This one looks to me like a combination of walnut and pine, though I'm not the best identifying woods, and at the base is a small hole from, I assume, where it was turned. 3 3 4" l x approx 2 1 4" in diameter. Certainly used, with tiny dings and