“Fibres, Spindles and Spinning-Wheels”

Object/Artifact

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2021.12.107

Description

“Fibres, Spindles and Spinning-Wheels” Author: Dorothy K. Burnham (nee Macdonald) Published by the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, 1944. Original author's copy (includes notes). "Burnham" written in cursive and underlined with black ink in the top right corner of cover. Discusses various techniques, styles, and technologies used for weaving/producing textiles, covering a variety of different time periods, cultures, and locations. Includes several illustrated diagrams (drawn by Dorothy) of weaving patterns.

Collection

Dorothy Burnham Collection

Cataloged By

Headrick, Meghan

Made/Created

Artist

Burnham, Dorothy

Date made

1944

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Burnham, Dorothy Burnham, Macdonald, Weaving, Book, Coverlet, Traditional Weaving, ROM, Royal Ontario Museum, spinning machine; winder; mending; shift work; the Depression; wartime boom; weaver; World War Two;, spinning mule; spinning machine; machine maintenance; dye floor; boilers; shift work; worsted room;, Spinning, Fibres, Spindles, and Spinning Wheels, Drawing, Drawings, Research, Hand Looms, Handweaving, Hand Sewing, Loom, Blanket: Past and Present, Cop Winder, Ontario Craft, Stitch, Textile Industry

Material

Paper, ink

Location

Container

5, 2

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Date

November 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Burnham, Dorothy

Person or Organization

Burnham, Dorothy

Person or Organization

Burnham, Dorothy

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

February 22, 2022

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 3, 2024