Wool winder

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Wool winder

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.545

Description

Wool winder: box, into which is set handled shaft turning four crossed winding arms, each with small cross-member at its end; vase and truncated cone turned pedestal, mounted on T-shaped trestle base; old red paint; dial to count revolutions, and thus measure yarn.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1668 - 1733 Date made: r. 1668 - 1733

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Height to top of arms

Height

49 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 49 in. (124.5 cm)

Material

Pine

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Functioning.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Andries Heermans

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Since this object has been included in Sheep-to-Shawl displays in recent years, it has been relocated from the tenant house attic storage area at VCM to the manor house attic storage area at PM [Jessa J. Krick, Collections Manager, 5/12/2017].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Philipsburg Manor, Attic, S Center