Thai silk (or cotton?) winder; 19th C.

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Description (Brief):

Thai silk (or cotton?) winder. Original catalog card calls it a cotton winder; tag says silk, in pencil. Part of an acquisition in 1905 by the US National Museum, from the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904, of Thai (Siamese) textile-working tools and equipment from the Royal Siamese Commission.

Date Made: before 1904

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Thailand

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Textiles

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: TE.E235328.000Catalog Number: 235328.000?235328.000Accession Number: 44425Catalog Number: E235328

Object Name: Winder, Silk

Measurements: overall: 3 5/8 in x 13 3/16 in x 15 5/8 in; 9.2075 cm x 33.49625 cm x 39.6875 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-b9b5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_648734

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