Tools
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1750-1850
Dogwood; Iron wire
Carved
2015.0028.037
Object Number2015.0028.037 |
Tool (for textiles) (Shuttle)
Tools
Museum purchase with funds provided by Mrs. Jeanne L. Asplundh
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
Likely created in Berks, Montgomery, or Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
1750-1850
Dogwood; Iron wire
Carved
1.25 (H) , 10.5 (L) , 1.875 (W)
3.175 (H) , 26.67 (L) , 4.762 (W)
This shuttle came to Winterthur with a loom that has been used in southeastern Pennsylvania for over 200 years. Weavers throw shuttles back-and-forth across a fabric's warp in order to create the perpendicular weft. Because they were often used for years by a weaver, shuttles became intensely personal objects and were commonly decorated with punches or scribed lines.
[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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