Former ATHM Collection
Title
Former ATHM Collection
Subject
Spinning and Weaving Equipment
Description
These are items that were donated to the Marshfield School of Weaving by the American Textile History Museum from 2016 to 2018, after the ATHM announced its permanent closure. Items within this collection derive from a number of different collections at the ATHM; these are noted in the "Provenance" section for each item.
Creator
American Textile History Museum
Date
Donated to the Marshfield School of Weaving in 2016-2018
Format
Physical objects
Collection Items
Hand Loom, Floor - 1959.1.1
18th century American 40" 2 harness loom. The mortise and tenon joints pinned by wedges are uncommon. The lamms are replacements. The dog for the cloth beam ratchet is missing. The purpose of the perforated shelf on top of the rear plate is not…
Hand Loom, Floor - 1959.1.2.1
ATHM files: 40", 4 harness loom of American origin. The hand-wrought nails and all-wood dogs and ratchets suggest a mid-18th century date. The diagonal member which supports bench, breast beam posts and both beams, in addition to being nailed to the…
Reed - 1959.1.2.2
Bamboo strips are held in place by wood slats placed lengthwise and all held together with string wound around. 20 dents per 2"
Hand Loom, Floor - 1959.1.6.1
ATHM files: 18th century American, probably Pennsylvania German in origin, 40" 4 harness loom. The cantilevered side plates with ornamental ends, the pivot seat on sloping brackets (replacements) and the carving in the ends of the breast beam all…
Hand Loom, Floor - 1959.1.7.1
ATHM file: 18th or early 19th century 40" 4 harness loom, probably from New England. The breast beam posts are braced by curved quadrants which also support the cloth beam.
The metal reed (1959.1.7.2) is later than the rest of the loom. The rear…
The metal reed (1959.1.7.2) is later than the rest of the loom. The rear…
Raddle - 1959.1.7.3
67 teeth. Holes go all the way through. 3 teeth have been replaced. Wood on one side split and may be filled (long ago).
Hand Loom, Floor - 1959.1.12
2 harness, 8" narrow fabric loom, American (characteristic of Shaker workmanship), early 19th century. A floor loom without treadles. The extremely fine metal reed is probably a later addition for weaving the silk fabric now on the…
Temple (tenterhooks) - 1959.1.39
Curved ends, fixed length. Two spiked sticks with ends curved, the narrow part of one stick pivoted in a slot in the other stick on a screw and steadied by a small wood thumb button also pivoted on a screw. Length could be altered by relocating…