A delightful scene staged on a painted set in the blanket factory, showing a woman spinning with a traditional spinning wheel in front of her hearth. The spinning wheel was widely used until 1764 when James Hargreaves introduced his 'Spinning Jenny'.

Date:
1898
Location:
Early Blanket Mill, Witney, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire
Reference:
HT13195
Type:
Photograph (Inkjet Print)
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This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass Plate Negatives And Inkjet Prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Keywords

Blanket Mill, Traditional Crafts, People