EditorialCrossbow (Halbe R?stung) with Winder (Cranequin), dated 1742, Dresden, Saxony, German, Dresden, Steel, wood, staghorn, copper alloy, hemp, wool, gold, iron alloy, L. of crossbow, 28 13/16 in. (73.2 cm); W. of crossbow, 24 15/16 in. (63.3 cm); Wt. of cr...
EditorialCranequin (Winder) for a Sporting Crossbow. Swiss. Date: 1500-1600. Dimensions: L. 59.7 cm (23 1/2 in.). Steel, wood, and cord. Origin: Switzerland.
EditorialCranequin (Winder) for a Sporting Crossbow. German; Mark: Star surmounted by the letters H W. Date: 1550-1600. Dimensions: L. (overall) 33.9 cm (13 3/8 in.) Wt. 5 lb. Steel with gilding, wood, horn, and cord. Origin: Germany.
EditorialCranequin (Winder) for a Sporting Crossbow. German, possibly Swiss. Date: 1550-1600. Dimensions: L. 32.1 cm (12 5/8 in.) Wt. 4 lb. 3 oz. Iron, wood, ivory, and cord. Origin: Germany.
EditorialCranequin (Winder) for a Crossbow. German, Nuremberg. Date: 1570-1580. Dimensions: L. (open) 61 cm (24 in.). Steel, iron with gilding, wood, and cord. Origin: Nuremberg.
EditorialSpinning wheel, Gilt bronze, wood, Gilt bronze silk winder. Pear-shaped body with symmetrical motif of cocks on scrollwork. Base in the form of a partial fluted column with drapery. Turned wood handle, the bow-ended base inset with a leather panel., Fr...
EditorialThread or yarn winder with base, Mahogany, metal, Winder formed of rectangular piece of wood with semi-circular cuts at both ends forming arms. Ends of arms curved and rounded. Base of square plan, slightly raised toward center. Base fitted with metal ...
EditorialThe Italian Yarn-Winder, Jean-Baptiste-Claude Chatelain, French, 1710 - 1771, Hubert Robert, French, 1733 1808, Engraving on paper, A woman sits under a ruined portico winding wool. in the left background, antoher woman hangs up laundry. Below: title a...
EditorialSewing kit in mother-of-pearl box, Sewing kit in rectangular mother-of-pearl box, with behind the glass lid a gouache with a cityscape with caption: Weilburg bey Baden, inside a bobbin, a pair of scissors and a mother-of-pearl. The box is rectangular a...