Historical information
Souvenir thread winder, (possible spa town of Bad Kosen) folk art. Thread-winders had been essential sewing tools when cotton and threads were bought in skeins and needed to be sound onto something to keep them from tangling. Image shows typical German spa house. One of a set?
Significance
Souvenir thread winder.
Physical description
Wooden six pointed star, lacquered thread winder, pink colour, decorated with black scenes
Inscriptions & markings
Wellenbader Kōsen
Subjects
References
- Thread Winders. A Collector's Guide by Diane Pelham Burn (Plate 69)
