Scottish spinning wheel, c. 1760

Made:: 1760 in Aberdeen

maker:: John Urpeth Rastrick

Spinning wheel, Scottish, by William Mark, Aberdeen, c. 1760

Details

Category:: Textiles Machinery

Object Number:: 1976-406

Materials:: mahogany (wood) and metal

Measurements:: overall: 900 x 320 x 320 x 310 mm

type:: spinning wheel

credit:: Victoria and Albert Museum

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Scottish Spinning wheel, c.1760

Spinning wheel, Scottish, by William Mark, Aberdeen, c. 1760. Top rod or distaff is broken at end.

Materials:: mahogany (wood) and metal (unknown)

Object Number:: 1976-406/1

type:: spinning wheel

Part of Scottish spinning wheel, c.1760

Part or component of spinning wheel, Scottish, by William Mark, Aberdeen, c. 1760. Possibly a distaff, consisting of a central rod, broken at one end, and four looped attachments.