This is a promotional brochure produced for a 1988 traveling exhibit about the revival of coverlet weaving in Appalachia in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The exhibit was organized and sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition...
This educational booklet accompanied an exhibit about blacksmithing titled Irons in the Fire and produced by the Mountain Heritage Center in 1992. The booklet is illustrated with black and white photographs, drawings of blacksmithing techniques,...
In this half-minute video, Susan Leveille, a local western North Carolina weaver and textile researcher discusses looms being disassembled and moved historically and some of the ramifications of that process. The loom she is standing in front of...
In this one minute video, Susan Leveille, a local weaver and textile researcher discusses loom reeds, their construction and their repair. The reed is part of the loom that goes in the beater and helps keep the warp threads separated. The loom she...
In this short video, local western North Carolina weaver and textile historian Susan Leveille discusses the tool known as a rattle. Rattles were used during warping a loom. She is standing in front of a loom which originally was used on the porch...
In this half-minute video, Susan Leveille, a local weaver and textile researcher discusses the condition of a loom which originally was used on the porch of the Hall family farm in Macon County, North Carolina. The farm, located on the banks of the...
This photograph of a Wade Martin woodcarving depicts a male fiddle maker seated on a bench. The man has a long beard and overalls. The picture also shows the man holding the back of the fiddle while the rest of the instrument and various tools rest...
The pattern name of this nineteenth century coverlet is Double Bow Knot with Table. The Double Bow Knot pattern derives its name from the half bows that join in the middle forming a square-shaped knot. Bow knot patterns can be created in a...
This decorative bowl glazed in turquoise on the outside and rose/peach on the inside was made by W.B. Stephen of Pisgah Forest Pottery in 1935. It is stamped on the bottom with a cameo of a potter and "PISGAH FOREST 1935." Stephen made a new...
This image, taken from a slide, shows Carrie Wilson [1896-1980] seated at the loom she and her family used for many years in Andrews, NC. The photographer was Dr. Perry Kelly. The loom itself was originally constructed by Mrs. Wilson's...
This pottery bowl was made by Maude Welch probably in the 1930s or 1940s. It features two handles shaped like heads. The signature on bottom reads "Made By Maude Welch Cherokee, N.C." scratched into clay and "275" "LSS" written in pencil. This bowl...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; John C. Campbell Folk School; Music -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Museums -- Curatorship -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee; Western Carolina...
The show begins with Amy’s story “Washing Clothes in the Smoke,” which tells of washing clothes in a kettle over an open fire. The story is accompanied by “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” by Artie Shaw. On Creative Corner, Doreyl continues her...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; 4-H clubs -- History; 4-H clubs -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Farm life -- North Carolina, Western; Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center; Indians of North America -- History;...
The show begins with Amy’s story “The Little Girl I Grew Up With,” which is about her inner child and the wisdom of children. The story is accompanied by “When You Wish Upon a Star” by Jo Northup and Richard Birt. Doreyl’s guest on...
Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Western Carolina University. School of Music; Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center; Museums -- Curatorship -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee; African Americans -- North Carolina -- Jackson...
The show begins with Amy’s story “Grandma’s Apron,” which tells of her grandmother and the various ways she used her apron. The story is accompanied by “As the Deer Pants” by David Bauer. Doreyl’s guest on Creative Corner is Will...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Band directors -- North Carolina; Pride of the Mountains (Marching Band); Western Carolina University. Mountain Heritage Center; North Carolina, Western -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian...
Amy opens the show with a story about a boy named James; they met in the 8th grade and he was her first love. The story is accompanied by “Melody of Love” performed by Richard Hayman. On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with David Starnes, who is...
(073) Spring-loaded cylindrical candle holder with partially burnt candle; brass; with ''C.H. Stonebridge Mfg. Co NY Pat. Apl'd For''; tarnished and corroded; bagged; (126) Match box (cardboard - blue, green, white); with ''A&P'' ''Strike Anywhere...
Metal lure box (a -lid, b-bottom); brass colored tin with green painted labels; ''AL. FOSS PORK RIND MINNOW BOX'' with additional printing on green labels box stamped with ''No. 4 RED & WHITE'' denoting the type of lure enclosed; rust spots; dented...
Griswold meat grinder; plated iron; cast on handle arm ''THE GRISWOLD MFG. CO. ERIE PA'' ''2458''; cast on grinder body ''GRISWOLD'' ''NO 110'' ''2300'' and the Griswold plus symbol; with wooden handle; rust is present; missing the grinding plate;...
Hand saw;a combination crosscut and rip saw with skew back; wooden handle; metal blade; 5 metal screws that hold handle to blade; 1 screw is large and has ''H. DISSTON & SONS PHILADA''; saw with ''ESTABLISHED 1840 HENRY DISSTON & SONS PHILADELPHIA...
025) Camera lens filter; yellow tinted glass lens filter encased in black metal frame; with ''No 6''; glass is crazed; frame slightly bent; 026) Camera lens filter; Clear glass filter encased in black metal frame; 045) (c) Copying lens (bagged) and...
