Alsatian at the Wheel, 1910

‘Alsatian at the Wheel’ (Alsacienne au Rouet) postcard, Alsace, France before 1910

The Spinner, 700-550BC

‘The Spinner’ Relief/Carving. Young woman spinning and servant holding a fan. Found in Susa, present day Shush, Iran between 700-550 BC

‘Wild man and woman in a garden’, Hemp textile with silk and wool thread. Basel (Rhine valley), France c.1440

‘Three generations of Appen with spinning wheel’. Appen, Germany 1913

Music for the Spinners, 1890’s