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Winder

Object Name:
Winder
Object ID:
2017.014.095.2
Date:
1900-1950
Description:
Thread winder. Ivory piece in shape of a donkey. Head disproportionately large. Brass loop on one side of the donkey, with red threads tied off through it.
Material:
Ivory
Brass
Dimensions:
H-0.9 W-0.2 L-0.8 D-0.1 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
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