Flax Wheel Made by Joel Farnham, 1794-1830

Artifact

Spinning wheel

Date Made

1794-1830

Creators

Farnham, Joel, 1774-1858 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, Owego 

Keywords

Spinning wheels 

Textile working equipment 

Flax spinning 

Spinning (Textile process) 

Textiles (Visual works) 

Collection Title

American Textile History Museum Collection 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.84.152

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of American Textile History Museum.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Metal

Technique

Turning (Shaping process)
Bending
Carving (Processes)

Dimensions

Height: 52 in

Width: 26 in

Length: 18 in

Inscriptions

on front of table: J FARNHAM OWEGO