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The image shows a person standing in a doorway holding a thread and leaning on a spinning wheel. The person has short, curly hair and is dressed in a long garment. The spinning wheel sits on a striped rug on a wooden floor. In the background, there is a view through the open doorway with some trees and figures, along with a building to the side.
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The image shows a person standing in a doorway holding a thread and leaning on a spinning wheel. The person has short, curly hair and is dressed in a long garment. The spinning wheel sits on a striped rug on a wooden floor. In the background, there is a view through the open doorway with some trees and figures, along with a building to the side.

National Gallery of Art · Print

At the Spinning Wheel

Otto Henry Bacher

Date
c. 1884
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 379 x 252 mm image: 347 x 236 mm sheet: 566 x 413 mm
Classification
Print
Accession number
2008.115.720
Credit line
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Door
  • Woman
  • Costume
  • Fabric
  • Dress
Inscription

Inscribed: "A WHEEL OF THREE GENERATIONS IN 1884" in plate, lower border. On verso in pencil, lower left: "APG 10749"; signed: "Otto H. Bacher/Forest City" in plate, lower left

NGA object ID 145060. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.