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Three incised, turned, baluster and ring supports incised base stamped "WMA" and dated "1791" on rear face. Wheel has ten turned and incised spokes wrapped w/ two strips of bent wood. Single finger lap joint. Single-action spin w/ tapered metal spindle held by braided grass strands.
spinning wheels
ash (wood)
maple (wood)
metal
oak (wood)
maple (wood)
Oak
Maple
Ash
Unidentified Metal
WHEEL, SPINNING
See description.
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
61.875 x 68.875 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.346
Massachusetts (United States)
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