Object Number 2015.0028.001 K

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 Bucks, Berks, or Montgomery County

Date

1740-1815

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Left side, top of bench, carved; "MM 1815"

Materials

Pine

Dimensions (inches)

0.625 (H) , 58.75 (L) , 7.625 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.587 (H) , 149.225 (L) , 19.368 (W)

Object Description

Web - 12/16/2016

This is part of a shaft loom that was made in the late eighteenth century in Southeastern Pennsylvania and used there for over two hundred years. It is a simple pine board used as a bench for the weaver. It has many obvious signs of use: past weavers scored it frequently with knives, and one added his initials, MM, and the year, 1815.

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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