Object Number 2015.0028.001 G

Object Name

Tool (for textiles) (Loom)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Jeanne L. Asplundh

Place of Origin

Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Origin Notes

Likely Berks, Bucks, or Montgomery County

Date

1740-1800

Materials

Oak; Chestnut

Dimensions (inches)

8 (H) , 72.4 (L) , 4 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.32 (H) , 183.896 (L) , 10.16 (W)

Object Description

Web - 12/16/2016

This is part of a simple shaft loom that was made in the late eighteenth century in Southeastern Pennsylvania and used there for over two hundred years. This massive beam adds side-to-side support to the loom. It also holds the treadles, which the weaver stepped on to raise and lower threads for weaving.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Pritchard, M. E. 1954 A Short Dictionary of Weaving: Including Some Spinning, Dyeing and Textile Terms and a Beginner's Guide to Weaving and Dyeing. 196.
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