Wheel, Spinning
- Object Name:
- Wheel, Spinning
- Object ID:
- 1968.054.01
- Creator:
- Phelps, Calvin (1798-1862)
- Place of Origin:
- Marlow, NH
- Date:
- 1840
- Description:
- Spinning wheel (wool wheel). Two splayed, turned legs at front, one at back. Cantered post, squared base, nicely turned above. Turned spool with small piece of wool and spun wool. Round turned post for wheel. Rim of wheel grooved in center; two-finger splicing. Impressed stamp on end of stand, "C. PHELPS / MARLOW".
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-60 W-15.5 L-72 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to Mary Taylor (1801-1890) of Stoddard, NH, great grandmother of the donors, Ruth A. Woodbury and Dorcas L. Woodbury. Part of a multi-generation family collection of objects from the Daniel P. Woodbury house in Weare, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ruth A. Woodbury and Dorcas L. Woodbury
- People:
- Phelps, Calvin (1798-1862), Taylor, Mary (1801-1890), Woodbury, Ruth A. (1902-1985), Woodbury, Dorcas L. (1907-1980)
- Subjects:
- Spinning wheels
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