Hoop rim spindle spinning wheel
Date1850s - 1910s
Place madeTruchas, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWood, stain-brown, metal, cotton, wool
Dimensions18 1/8 × 31 1/2 × 13 3/8 in. (46 × 80 × 34 cm)
Per M. Manier, 2/27/2018: 17 1/8 × 29 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (43.5 × 75 × 35 cm)
Width: eyeballed to wheel edge; Depth: includes spindle rod
Per M. Manier, 2/27/2018: 17 1/8 × 29 1/2 × 13 3/4 in. (43.5 × 75 × 35 cm)
Width: eyeballed to wheel edge; Depth: includes spindle rod
Classifications(Classification Not Used)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Eric Bowyer, A.2018.2.1
Object numberA.2018.2.1
DescriptionHandmade spinning wheel with many practical repairs, hand-carved driving wheel, hand crank, whorl, and upright supports in typical zig-zag "New Mexico Empire" style, thread and spool attached, spool is a different color from thread.Per M. Manier: This hand-cranked spinning wheel with spindle sits on Z feet; A heavyweight, but thin cotton cord passes around the wheel and upright whorl; A similar cord wraps around the wheel in 1"-3" intervals; A ball of spun, brown yarn sits on the spindle, 2/27/2018.
On View
Not on view
2008
Artist unrecorded
