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Distaff

Title	Distaff
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1800
Publication Place	Turkey (made) -
Subject	Flowers
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Base diameter: 23.5cm, Height: 68.7cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	W.67:1 to 4-1928
Record ID	W.67:1 to 4-1928
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1800
Notes	A distaff is a tool used in spinning. It is designed to hold the unspun fibers, keeping them untangled and thus easier to spin. It is most commonly used to hold flax, and sometimes wool, but can also be used for any type of fibre. The fiber is normally wrapped around the distaff, and tied in place with a piece of ribbon or string. Wooden distaffs were used throughout the Ottoman world and in the Greek Islands, varying slightly in shape (mostly the head) and decoration.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Turned and painted wood Wood Turning Painting Painting
Parçalar	Distaff, Distaff, Distaff, Finial
Fiziksel açıklama	Distaff made of wood, painted with floral and geometical patterns on a cream ground. It consists of a bell-shaped top (removable) on a turned shaft fixed into a circular base.

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Distaff

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1800

Publication Place Turkey (made) -

Subject Flowers

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Base diameter: 23.5cm, Height: 68.7cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID W.67:1 to 4-1928

Record ID W.67:1 to 4-1928

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1800

Notes A distaff is a tool used in spinning. It is designed to hold the unspun fibers, keeping them untangled and thus easier to spin. It is most commonly used to hold flax, and sometimes wool, but can also be used for any type of fibre. The fiber is normally wrapped around the distaff, and tied in place with a piece of ribbon or string. Wooden distaffs were used throughout the Ottoman world and in the Greek Islands, varying slightly in shape (mostly the head) and decoration.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Turned and painted wood Wood Turning Painting Painting

Parçalar Distaff, Distaff, Distaff, Finial

Fiziksel açıklama Distaff made of wood, painted with floral and geometical patterns on a cream ground. It consists of a bell-shaped top (removable) on a turned shaft fixed into a circular base.