Child's Wool Wheel, 1875-1925

THF171007 / Child's Wool Wheel, 1875-1925

THF171008 / Child's Wool Wheel, 1875-1925

Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Spinning wheel

Date Made

1875-1925

Place of Creation

Appalachia (general region)

Collection Title

American Textile History Museum Collection

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.84.178

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of American Textile History Museum, donated to ATHM by Joan Whittaker Cummer.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Metal

Technique

Carving (Processes)
Bending

Dimensions

Height: 28.25 in
Width: 26.5 in
Length: 7.25 in

Keywords	Spinning wheels Textile working equipment Children Spinning (Textile process) Textiles (Visual works) Woolen and worsted spinning

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