Original Antique Cotton Spinning Wheel Pencil Sketch Signed "Wenchiaruttz"

AN ORIGINAL PENCIL SKETCH SIGNED WENCHIARUTTZ (I MIGHT BE WRONG ON THE LAST 4 OR POSSIBLE 5 LETTERS). I COULD NOT FIND OUT ANYTHING ABOUT THE ARTIST. SO I CONCENTRATED ON THE SUBJECT MATTER AND MATERIAL USED. IT IS A SKETCH OF AN AFRICAN WOMEN BUSY SPINNING THREAD OR YARN ON A LARGE SPINNING WHEEL. SKETCH WAS MADE IN PENCIL ON OLD THICK YELLOWISH PAPER. I WOULD ESTIMATE A DATE CIRCA LATE 1800S TO EARLY 1900S.
 
These early spinning wheels used for spinning thread or yarn from fibres was fundamental to the cotton textile industry prior to the Industrial Revolution. Spinning yarn on any spinning wheel requires prepared fibre; excepting silk, which can be spun directly from unwound cocoons, fibres must be prepared for spinning, usually by combing or carding. At the very least, foreign matter (dirt, plant stalks, or animal manure) must be removed before spinning. Most handspinners spin from 'a fluffy mass of aligned fibers' to more easily produce a consistent yarn. 
 
The basic spinning of yarn involves taking a clump of fibres and teasing a bit of them out, then twisting it into a basic string shape.The spinner continues pulling and twisting the yarn in this manner to make it longer and longer while also controlling the thickness. Thousands of years ago, people began doing this onto a stick, called a spindle which was a very lengthy process. The spinning wheel increased the productivity of thread making by a factor of greater than 10.
 
The actual wheel part of a spinning wheel does not take the place of the spindle; instead, it automates the twisting process, allowing one to "twist" the thread without having to constantly do so manually, and also the size of the wheel lets one more finely control the amount of twist. The thread still ends up on a spindle, just as it did before the invention of the wheel.
 
The spinning wheel was developed in the Islamic world and spread to Europe by the 13th century, with the earliest European illustration dated to around 1280. BY THE LATE 1800S SPINNING WHEELS WAS A RARITY AND MANY EUROPEAN VILLAGES HAD ONLY ONE SPINNER LEFT IN THE VILLAGE.
 
SIGNED: PENCIL SKETCH SIGNED WENCHIARUTTZ (I MIGHT BE WRONG ON THE LAST 4 OR POSSIBLE 5 LETTERS). I COULD NOT FIND OUT ANYTHING ABOUT THE ARTIST.
 
SIZE: FRAME: 51CM WIDE 39CM HIGH
SKETCH: 42CM WIDE 26CM HIGH
CONDITION: SKETCH HAS SOME TEARS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. WOODEN FRAME IS OLD. HAS GLASS IN FRONT.  HANGING CORD AT BACK.
 
NOTE I CANNOT GUARANTEE GLASS ARRIVE UNBROKEN VIA COURIER. BUT SKETCH SHOULD BE IN TACT.
 
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