Saxony style flax spinning wheel; Massachusetts; 18th C?
date: label: Date made
content: might be 18th century
notes: label: Description
content: This Saxony style spinning wheel belonged to the donor's family, which was originally from Salem, Massachusetts. In Salem, the family lived in what was known as the Ward House. The donor was given the spinning wheel by her aunt. The wheel is made of wood, and is believed to have been made in the late 18th century. The wheel is a standard flax wheel with a single tapered shaft distaff. It was conserved and restorations made when it was acquired by the museum.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Hand Tools
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Domestic Furnishings
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Jean Power
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T15276.000
label: catalog number
content: T15276.000
label: accession number
content: 291103
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Spinning Wheel, Flax