This elderly woman is posed behind her great wheel, which was used to produce woollen thread from prepared sheep fleece. The half door visible behind her allowed light into the interior of the cottage while keeping the hens in the yard.
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Title: Spinning wheel, Lough Dan, Co Wicklow
Creator: Frank Stephens
Date Created: 1927
Location: Lough Dan, Co. Wicklow
Collection: Frank Stephens
Catalogue Number: TCD MS 10842 1 400
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