About 50 results for ‘Distaff’
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Distaff
As a noun, a distaff is a tool used in spinning. It is designed to hold the unspun fibers, keeping them untangled and thus easing the spinning process. It is most commonly used to hold flax, and sometimes wool, but can be used for any type of fiber. Fiber is wrapped around the distaff, and tied in place with a piece of ribbon or string. The word comes from dis in Low German, meaning a bunch of flax, connected with staff. As an adjective the term distaff is used to describe the female side of a family.
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La veillée, la main chaude (titre factice)
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- Field(s):
- Drawing
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Cat
- Distaff
- Game of skill
- Man
- Morlaix
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Cantiques spirituels. / Ste. SOLANGE, patronne du Berry. ...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Distaff
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Field(s):
- Costume
- Ethnology
- Middle Ages
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- Designation:
- enseigne profane ; pendentif
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- Date:
- 15th century
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L'AVEYRON PITTORESQUE - 20. FILEUSES DE CHANVRE
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Aveyron
- Barn
- Cannabis (drug)
- Clog (shoe)
- Distaff
- Hay
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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218 VICHY - LAITIERE ET FILEUSE BOURBONNAISES
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- Field(s):
- Costume
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Clog (shoe)
- Distaff
- Folk costume
- Goat
- Milk
- Sitting
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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16058. - COSTUMES DU PAYS DE MONTBELIARD - LA DIAICHOTTE
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- Field(s):
- Costume
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Book
- Chair
- Distaff
- Folk costume
- Montbéliard
- Reading (process)
- …
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- Date:
- 20th century
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MONTBELIARD - DIAICHOTTE AU ROUET
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- Field(s):
- Costume
- Ethnology
- Philately
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Chair
- Distaff
- Folk costume
- Montbéliard
- Sitting
- Spinning (textiles)
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- Date:
- 20th century
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- Field(s):
- Belief
- Ethnology
- Numismatics
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- Designation:
- médaille
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- Portrayed subject:
- Distaff
- Germaine Cousin
- Landscape
- Pope
- Pope Pius IX
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Designation:
- soupière (à deux anses) ; couvercle | décor genre Nevers
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Distaff
- Duck
- Flour
- Folk costume
- Man
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Souvenir de Pibrac (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Aureola
- Distaff
- Germaine Cousin
- House
- Sheep
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- Date:
- 19th century
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- Artist(s):
- François Boucher
Pastorale
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Dairy cattle
- Distaff
- Sailing ship
- Sheep
- Shepherd
- Tree
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- Date:
- 18th century
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INTERIEUR Corse
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
- Photography
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- Portrayed subject:
- Chimney
- Corsica
- Distaff
- Rack and pinion
- Woman
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- Date:
- 20th century
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Jeune vielleur savoyard jouant devant une famille berrich...
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- Portrayed subject:
- Berry (province)
- Distaff
- Folk costume
- Girl
- House
- Hurdy gurdy
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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La veillée (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Clothing
- Distaff
- Family
- Smoking
- Spinning (textiles)
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- Date:
- 19th century
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La revue (les titres de propriété) ; gweladen (titre insc...
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- Portrayed subject:
- Bed
- Breton people
- Cannabis (drug)
- Clothing
- Cupboard
- Distaff
- …
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Un mendiant à la veillée (titre factice)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Breton people
- Clothing
- Distaff
- Man
- Spinning (textiles)
- Vigil
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- Date:
- 19th century
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2e ACTE / MME DE LA TOUR, MERE DE VIRGINIE / ET MARGUERIT...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Conversation
- Distaff
- Leucanthemum vulgare
- Reading (process)
- Spinning (textiles)
- Woman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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Vieille femme filant
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- Field(s):
- Painting
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- Portrayed subject:
- Distaff
- Old age
- Spinning (textiles)
- Woman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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