Vertical spinning wheel
Category
Furniture
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
Beechwood, Oak, Cord
Measurements
375 mm (Diameter)280 mm (Length)178 mm (W)215 mm (H)
Place of origin
United Kingdom
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1332959
Summary
Vertical cottage spinning wheel with double band driving system. Origins from the United Kingdom, possibly Scotland circa 1800 - 1900. Oak rim with beechwood legs and posts. Dark stained. A vertical wheel with segmented style wheel supported off a rectangular table chamfered at the back on four legs. Table style is reminiscent of Shetland but by no means definitive. Nineteenth century. Missing front maiden, bobbin, flyer, pulley whorl, top/middle distaff spindle work. Fair condition but looks as if it has been modified where the flyer/bobbin would otherwise fit. Information and digital image provided by David and Valerie Bryant 2006.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.