Name/Title
Cotton Gin DisplayEntry/Object ID
L2019.1.1Description
Cotton Gin Display that includes 32 components. This 1/16th scale model was hand-crafted and painted by Daryl Cox, who grew up hauling cotton on a similar cotton gin in the Henderson/Chester County area of Southwest, Tennessee. This display features a replica of an actual cotton gin in operation during the 1950s-1970s. It shows a cotton field, where the cotton is harvested, a number of tractors used during the farming process, works performing a multitude of tasks, and the cotton gin, which receives the picked cotton from the field for processing.Artwork Details
Medium
PlasticSubject Place
City
Brownsville, TennesseeContinent
North AmericaLocation
Location
Room
West Tennessee Cotton RoomBuilding
The West Tennessee Delta Heritage CenterDate
October 6, 2019