Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flax wheel
Object Number:
Z.55
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 1/2 x 39 x 25 in. ( 90.2 x 99.1 x 63.5 cm )
Marks:
George Michaels
Description:
Flax wheel with driving wheel and adjustable spindle stand with turned parts (spindle missing) mounted on slanted base supported on three turned legs; distaff post missing; treadle detached.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
