Spool of thread, Canterbury, NH

Object ID:

1954.6938.1

Community:

New Hampshire, Canterbury

Description

Wooden spool designed to carry two kinds of thread. Circular divider in the center. Currently wound with a mix of cream-colored and light purple silk. Turned in the round of a very fine-grained diffuse porous hardwood, probably cherry.

New Hampshire Canterbury

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