Shuttle

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Shuttle

Entry/Object ID

1958.14.2

Description

Wooden shuttle with inset bobbin wound with coarsely spun linen.

Context

Used by the family of Josiah Tilden in Hartford, Vermont; wound with flax grown on the property

Acquisition

Accession

1958.14

Source or Donor

Hatch, William Benjamin, Tilden, Carl

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shuttle

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Width

1-1/2 in

Length

11 in

Diameter

1 in

Material

Wood, Linen

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Tilden, Josiah (1760-1849)

Related Places

Place

Town

Hartford

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America