Turned distaff w/ horn cap and red turned brace for wheel on chamfered edged support and 3 splayed rod shaped legs. The wheel is w/ tapering spindles.
spinning wheels
ash (wood)
pine (wood)
pine (wood)
Pine
Ash
WHEEL, SPINNING
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
60 x 71.5 (HxW) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.293
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