Object Number 2015.0028.004 A-HH

Object Name

Tool (for textiles)

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

1740-1790

Materials

Pine, yellow; Oak; Maple; Hickory

Dimensions (inches)

66 (H) , 25.25 (L) , 1.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

167.64 (H) , 64.135 (L) , 4.445 (W)

Object Description

Web - 12/15/2016

A scarne, also known as a spooling rack or a creel, holds spools of warp thread to unwind easily as the weaver transfers the threads to a warping mill. This scarne is made of a joined frame that holds twenty two spools in two columns. The spools spin freely on thin hickory dowels that rest in holes in the frame. Some of the spools were turned on a hand lathe, dating them to the eighteenth century, but most are mechanically turned, nineteenth century replacements. A traditional weaver used this eighteenth century scarn until 2015, and some of the spools hold thread from the last warp ever made on it.

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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