Tools
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1740-1800
Tulip poplar
2015.0028.001 I
Object Number2015.0028.001 I |
Tool (for textiles) (Loom)
Tools
Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Jeanne L. Asplundh
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Likely Berks, Bucks, or Montgomery County
1740-1800
Tulip poplar
2.75 (H) , 64 (L) , 3.125 (W)
6.985 (H) , 162.56 (L) , 7.938 (W)
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 beam provides latitudinal support for the center of the loom, but it is also decorated subtly with beading along the top edge.
[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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