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About this object

  • ID:

    A20125

  • Production date:

    Early Saxon; 6th century

  • Location:

    In Store

  • Until the invention of the spinning wheel in the late 1200s, wool was spun into thread by hand. A hank of wool was drawn out, and the end attached to a stick called a spindle, which was kept spinning by a heavy circular weight called a spindle whorl. This whorl was found in a woman's grave in a Saxon cemetery in Mitcham. Saxon women spun woollen thread and wove cloth to make clothes for the family.

  • Measurements

    H 12 mm; DM 40 mm (overall)

  • Materials

    glass

  • Last Updated

    2024-03-14

FURTHER INFORMATION
  • NUMBER OF ITEMS

    1

  • STATUS

    permanent collection

  • COPYRIGHT HOLDER

    digital image copyright Museum of London

  • Related place

    Merton (found)

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