Details
A fruitwood and mahogany spinning wheel, Scottish, early 19th century
stamped J.A. Clement Crieff, with ring-turned spindles and ivory finials, ten-spoke wheel, oval table and turned legs, the wheel -- 17in. (43cm.) diameter
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stamped J.A. Clement Crieff, with ring-turned spindles and ivory finials, ten-spoke wheel, oval table and turned legs, the wheel -- 17in. (43cm.) diameter
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Literature
Sue Grierson Whorl & Wheel..The Story of Handspinning in Scotland, 1985, p.24-25. The author discusses a privately owned example of a small wheel by this maker, which was made for the owner of a local estate at Cultoquhey. This example was made in Partidgewood and finished with small ivory pegs and finials.
Such wheels were made for the drawing rooms of wealthy households, where spinning formed part of ladies' recreation. The inclusion of fruitwood and mahogany is an unusual combination of woods for a spinning wheel and this, combined with the use of partridgewood in the Cultoquhey wheel suggests that Clement was more than ordinarily interested in using decorative woods in his wheels.
Such wheels were made for the drawing rooms of wealthy households, where spinning formed part of ladies' recreation. The inclusion of fruitwood and mahogany is an unusual combination of woods for a spinning wheel and this, combined with the use of partridgewood in the Cultoquhey wheel suggests that Clement was more than ordinarily interested in using decorative woods in his wheels.