Distaff
- Object Name:
- Distaff
- Object ID:
- 1968.040 d
- Place of Origin:
- Weare, NH
- Date:
- 1785
- Description:
- Distaff. Turned wooden spindle with a wooden slatted cage surrounding it. With flax, tied in white ribbon.
- Material:
- Wood
Fiber
Textile - Dimensions:
- H-17 Dia-5.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of flax wheel that was made by D. R. for the Philbrick family, Weare, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Woodbury M. and Josephine M. Philbrook
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