1600 / 1700, Tyrol

1600 / 1700, Tyrol

Identifier
1284-1903
Collection
Material
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
31.1 cm (depth)
23.5 cm (diameter)
78 cm (height)
36.2 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Spinning wheel, probably German, 1600-1700 A boudoir bobbin/flyer flax spinning wheel or turned sycamore and pine, partly-painted. Table mounted on four slightly splayed legs fitted to a rectangular base frame, supported on four small bun feet. The legs feature vase-form turning, with a pierced carved feature halfway up each leg. Above the table is a horizontal spindle turned frame supported on four pillars set into the table. The wheel is mounted on short posts off the frame, it has wooden rim with eight spokes and finials in between, both on the inside of the rim and on the hub. The wheel's rim has impressed roundels, and a metal insert, probably to give it more momentum. The table also features a gallery mounted on ten short pillars. The baluster work is partly painted to represent metal. Beneath the bridge are grooved supports for a box (now missing). The treadle, footman, wheel pegs and top distaff are missing, and one leg is broken.