Bobbin winder
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1800 - 1900
Materials
Ash
Measurements
37 x 31.8 x 11.5 cm
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
NT 494466
Summary
A dark-stained ash skein or lace bobbin winder, British, 19th century. The table fitted with two turned posts, one carrying the solid, moulded wheel fitted with a knob, the other carrying the bobbin holder. A swiveling vertical axis skein winder fitted to one corner of the table. The cross bar lacking.
Provenance
Canons Ashby, The Dryden Collection (acquired with the help of the National Heritage Memorial Fund) and transferred to The National Trust in 1981. .