Item 20: Italian 18th-century spinning wheel at Victoria & Albert Museum, London
File — Box: 9, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Color image shows decorative wooden spinning wheel adorned with marquetry of tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, and ivory. The piece was probably designed more for decoration than for spinning. Given to V & A by the Hon. Mrs. Carpenter. Photograph copyright Fratellli Fabbri; printed in England. ca. 1970. 10.5 x 15 cm.
Format: Postcard.
Dates
- 1842-2003
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian
Conditions Governing Access
From the Collection:
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Extent
6.33 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository