Wool spinning wheel

Item Information

Title:
Wool spinning wheel
Description:
Three incised, turned, baluster and ring supports incised base stamped "WMA" and dated "1791" on rear face. Wheel has ten turned and incised spokes wrapped w/ two strips of bent wood. Single finger lap joint. Single-action spin w/ tapered metal spindle held by braided grass strands.
Date:
1791
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
ash (wood)
maple (wood)
metal
oak (wood)
spinning wheels
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
maple (wood)
Oak
Maple
Ash
Unidentified Metal
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Newbury
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.)
Extent:
61.875 in. x 68.875 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/25242
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
Accession #:
1985.346
Identifier:
25242