NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR SPINNING JENNY CA. 1795-1851

A Breton Lady with the traditional high lace hat; the Coiffes Bigoudènes
A beautiful Spinning Jenny of particularly beautiful quality.
A finely shaped Lady with a decorative mill.
Pretty thin and refined carving with a lot of detail.
Height without the wooden basement 15 cm (6 inches)
Origin United Kingdom.

Price € 1530,= Convert currency
ITEM : 41
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NAPOLEONIC FRENCH PRISONER OF WAR SPINNING JENNY CA. 1810

A turning spinning-wheel mechanism that’s open at the bottom.
It consists of a number of wheels and a hand crank to operate the mechanism.
This piece is made by French prisoners of war in English captivity.
The women using these spinning-wheels always wore high hats of starched lace.
This traditional Celtic wear hails from Brittany.
This high lace hat is called the Coiffe Bigoudène, they exist in differing height and execution.
The hat can be seen as part of the regional costume at the party of the embroiderers,
which is organized yearly in France in the town of Pont l’Abbé even today.

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Spinning Jenny 1795 – 1815

A nice Spinning Jenny of exceptionally high quality.
A Brittany lady with traditional high lace hat, with a pretty and nicely formed face and decorative mill.

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Bone Spinning Jenny Ca. 1795 – 1815

A double Spinning Jenny; two Brittany ladies on a nice bone automatic spinning-wheel.

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