Spinning Wheels

Talking about wooden household items and tools, mostly spinning wheels have come down to us. The spinning wheel was a constant accessory in the life of a Russian woman – from youth to old age. A lot of heartfelt warmth was put in its artistic design. Very often a spinning wheel was made by a young master for his bride. And then, not only skill and talent, but also all those lofty thoughts and aspirations, dreams of beauty that youth is capable of, were put while decorating this item, which the guy brought to his betrothed as a sign of love and respect. Sometimes a spinning wheel was made for a young wife, sometimes a famous and highly experienced craftsman decorated a spinning wheel as a dowry for the happiness of his daughter. And in each of them, the master, most often unknown to us, put a particle of his soul as an artist. Women kept their spinning wheels lifelong and handed over them as a memory of their mother to the next generation.

O. Kruglova "Russian folk carving
and painting on wood".
Moscow, "Fine Art", 1983.

The ethnographic wood collection of the Belozersk Regional Museum of Local Lore includes more than 100 spinning wheels which belong to the northern type. They were received by the museum from the territories of Belozersk, Babaevo and Vashkinsky districts. Moreover, spinning wheels came from neighboring regions both after expedition trips and after their owners moved to our region.

Additional materials: "Letters from the past. Spinning wheel inscriptions"

Список экспонатов:

1. Spinning wheel, root type, late 19th – early 20th centuries. Village of Zubovo, Gavrino area, Belozersk district, Novgorod province БОКМ-258 Д-49. ГОСКАТАЛОГ.РФ

2. Spinning wheel, root type, late 19th – early 20th centuries. Village of Borok, Arkhangelsk region. БОКМ-260 Д-51. ГОСКАТАЛОГ.РФ

3. Spinning wheel, root type, late 19th – middle 20th centuries. Belozersk district, Novgorod province. БОКМ-263 Д-54. ГОСКАТАЛОГ.РФ

4. Integral spinning wheel, late 19th – middle 20th centuries. Belozersk district, Novgorod province. БОКМ-264 Д-55. ГОСКАТАЛОГ.РФ

5. Spinning wheel, late 19th – middle 20th centuries. Belozersk district, Novgorod province. БОКМ-265 Д-56. ГОСКАТАЛОГ.РФ

6. Spinning wheel, root type, late 19th – early 20th centuries. Village of Borok, Arkhangelsk region. ГОСКАТАЛОГ.РФ

7. Spinning wheel, root type, late 19th – middle 20th centuries. Belozersk district, Novgorod province. ГОСКАТАЛОГ.РФ

8. Spinning wheel, root type, early 20th century. Belozersk district, Novgorod province. БОКМ-422 Д-91. ГОСКАТАЛОГ.РФ

9. Spinning wheel, root type, late 19th – early 20th centuries. Belozersk district, Novgorod province. БОКМ-2317 Д-183. ГОСКАТАЛОГ.РФ

10. Spinning wheel, root type, for kids, early 20th century. Belozersk district, Novgorod province. БОКМ-3287 Д-344. ГОСКАТАЛОГ.РФ

11. Decorated spinning wheel, root type, 1st half of 20th century. Belozersk district, Vologda region. БОКМ-5549 Д-527. ГОСКАТАЛОГ.РФ

12. Integral spinning wheel. Made by: Yu. Shadrinov, O. Anukhina, 2004. Belozersk, Vologda region. БОКМ-5572 Д-531. ГОСКАТАЛОГ.РФ