Woman at a Spinning Wheel

Item

Title

Woman at a Spinning Wheel

Description

This piece shows a woman in a white shirt, blue dress, and a bonnet seated at a spinning wheel in an otherwise dark and non-descript room.

Creator

Bertha May Ingle

Date

Possibly 1920: The theory is that this was a teaching demonstration for when she was at the OLC. It is also possible it was an earlier painting from when home-spinning was a more common task.

Format

Oil on canvas, pasted on board

Source

BMIAA assets

Type

Domestic/Genre

Original Format

Painting

Physical Dimensions

13 x 11.75 inches