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Flax spinning wheel, foot powered; Maryland; 19th C.

Object Details

Description
Small foot-powered flax spinning wheel complete with distaff, 19th century. Owned by Mrs. Anne Ferguson Taylor, of Galena, Kent County, Maryland, grandmother of the donor, and daughter of the Rev. Colin Ferguson, first president of Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland. Chestertown, Maryland.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
unknown
Date made
19th century
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Eugene W. Johnson
Object Name
Spinning Wheel, Flax
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