Spool from Corticelli Silk Mill

Object/Artifact

-

Windham Textile and History Museum

Name/Title

Spool from Corticelli Silk Mill

Entry/Object ID

2023.50.2

Description

Wooden spool with orange silk sewing machine thread manufactured by Corticelli, a company that manufactured silk thread, and which had mills in Connecticut. The spool is stamped "Corticelli, Warranted, 100 Yards, Spool Silk" on one end, and "Corticelli 100 Yarks, Color 1075.2" on the other end.

Use

Sewing machine thread.

Collection

General Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Spool, Sewing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

1-1/4 in

Diameter

1 in

Material

Wood, Silk

Color

Orange

Location

Location

Cabinet

Thread Case

Room

Dunham Hall Library Reading Room

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Category

Storage

Date

December 2, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Dec 2, 2023

Created By

historian@millmuseum.org

Create Date

December 2, 2023

Updated By

historian@millmuseum.org

Update Date

December 3, 2023