Spinning wheel, Lapland, 1879 with carved distaff

Made:
1879 in Lapland

Spinning wheel, Lapland, 1879 with carved distaff

Details

Category:
Textiles Machinery
Object Number:
1976-405
Materials:
pinewood and steel
Measurements:
overall: 1.42 x .56 x .96 m
type:
spinning wheel
credit:
Victoria and Albert Museum

Parts

Swedish Spinning Wheel

Swedish pinewood spinning wheel with a craved distaff for spinning flax yarns; 1879; Lapland

Materials:
pinewood and steel
Object Number:
1976-405/1
type:
spinning wheel
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The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum