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Wool wheel

Object number

RIF2371

Maker

Maker Unknown

Date

1750–1800

Current location

Hunt House Museum

Geography

Made in East Providence, Rhode Island
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Medium

Oak and maple

Marks

None

Inscriptions

None

Style

Vernacular

Provenance

Descended in the family of Philip Walker (ca. 1625–1679), East Providence, Rhode Island; bequeathed to Preserve Rhode Island; sold at auction to the John Hunt House, East Providence, Rhode Island

Associated names

Philip Walker House
Preserve Rhode Island