Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
ca. 1656
1951.414c
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wool wheel (bench and wheel)
Object name
Wool wheel (bench and wheel)
Date
1750-1800
Medium
Wood, metal
Dimensions
overall approx.: 58 x 70 x 21 in. ( 147.3 x 177.8 x 53.3 cm )
Description
Wooden bench and spinning wheel; angled bench supporting short, turned post at high end (a taller post with hole at top for metal spike that projects from hub of large wheel is detached); bench raised on three raked, turned legs (one at high end, and two at low end).
Credit Line
Gift of Robert W. Hubbard
Object Number
Z.56ab
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.