Yarn Winding Reel
Unidentified Enfield Shaker maker (Enfield, New Hampshire), American, active 1793-1923
Shaker Community
probably early 19th century
Wood and iron
Overall: 37 1/2 × 25 1/2 × 16 1/4 in. (95.2 × 64.7 × 41.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill
46.22.16378
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Textileworking
Research Area
American History
Not on view
Exhibition History
Shaker Built...Preserving the Enfield Legacy!, Museum at Lower Shaker Village, Enfield, New Hampshire, December 6, 1986-May 15,1987.
Provenance
From "Shaker Auction, August 16, 1898 (1888?), Enfield Shakers, New Hampshire; collected by Frank C. (1850-1912) and Clara G. Churchill (1851-1945), Lebanon, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1946.
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