L2015.1042.013 A-E Temple Pieces; overall
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Tool (for textiles) (Temple piece)

  • Category:

    Tools

  • Place of Origin:

    Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1800-1950

  • Materials:

    Tulip poplar; Iron

  • Museum Object Number:

    2015.0028.015


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Object Number

2015.0028.015

Object Name

Tool (for textiles) (Temple piece)

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

Date

1800-1950

Materials

Tulip poplar; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

0.375 (H) , 15.25 (L) , 2.125 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

0.952 (H) , 38.735 (L) , 5.398 (W)

Object Description

Web - 12/16/2016

This temple piece came to Winterthur with a loom that has been used in southeastern Pennsylvania for more than two hundred years. Temple pieces are inserted into the warp to keep the fabric being woven from crumpling under the the tension introduced by the selvage. By providing an opposing tension, it maintains the consistency of the warp's width.

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.

[Book] Worst, Edward F. 1974 Weaving with Foot-power Looms. 275.