Spindles and bobbins

Object/Artifact

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Spindles and bobbins

Entry/Object ID

2025.9.88

Description

Group of assorted wood spindles and bobbins, contained in a brown leather pouch and green-brown silk satin drawstring pouch with net lining.

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2025.9

Source or Donor

Brooklyn Museum

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown maker

Time Period

19th Century

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

bobbins, spindles (textile working equipment)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

approx.: 5 × 3 × 3 in. (12.7 × 7.6 × 7.6 cm)

Material

Silk, Leather, Wood

Color

Brown

Location

Box

Box 4 (Brooklyn Museum Collection)

Cabinet

Object Cabinet

Room

Studio