Tools
Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
1740-1800
Oak, red
2015.0028.001 Y
Object Number2015.0028.001 Y |
Tool (for textiles) (Loom)
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 in southeastern Pennsylvania.
1740-1800
1. Inscription; Side; IV
Oak, red
0.625 (H) , 9.625 (L) , 2 (W)
1.587 (H) , 24.448 (L) , 5.08 (W)
This wedge is part of a loom that was used in southeastern Pennsylvania for over two hundred years. This piece of oak is located on the right side of the loom and supports the wide stretcher underneath the weaver's bench.
[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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