Dorothy Liebes's personal four-harness treadle loom, "Ram's Head", 1947

Description:

Dorothy Liebes's personal four-harness counterbalance treadle loom, "Ram's Head", 1947. Castle style loom with carved ram's heads on each castle upright, and stylized ram horn carving on the base. Custom made for Dorothy Liebes in about 1947. Thought to be made of black walnut and other woods. The carver of the designs was Eugene Ivanoff.

Date Made: 1947

Location: Currently not on view

Web Subject: American Textile Industry

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles, Textiles

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.T16889.000Catalog Number: T16889.000Accession Number: 307517

Object Name: Loom, Treadle, Leibeloom, treadle

Physical Description: black walnut wood (overall material)castle style loom (overall style)Measurements: overall: 58 in x 60 in x 48 in; 147.32 cm x 152.4 cm x 121.92 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-45ee-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1080614

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