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Irish Immigrant's Flax-Wheel

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Illustration of a wooden flax-wheel.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
W. J. Fenn, American, 1862–1961
Date
1885
Medium
Pen and ink on illustration board
Dimensions
34.4 × 23.9 cm (13 9/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing

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  • Irish American History and Heritage
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