(011) Awl; wooden handle; awl point broken; ''USA'' on point; handle stained; (018) Wooden block with 8 tacks; one tack has ''KUEFFAL & ESSER CO. NY''; some tarnished spots on tacks; wood block has additional small holes; (123) ''Keystone Quality''...
(011) Awl; wooden handle; awl point broken; "USA" on point; handle stained; (018) Wooden block with 8 tacks; one tack has "KUEFFAL & ESSER CO. NY"; some tarnished spots on tacks; wood block has additional small holes; (123) "Keystone Quality"...
This watercolor drawdown and draft illustrate a weave pattern known as Compass Work. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is a visual grid that...
This watercolor drawdown and draft illustrate a weave pattern known as Compass Work (here titled "Compus Woark"). To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is...
This watercolor drawdown and draft illustrate a weave pattern known as Compass Work. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is a visual grid that...
This series of weaving drafts illustrates a pattern known as Compass Work. To record a pattern, a weaver creates a draft and/or a drawdown. A draft looks much like a strip of musical notation; a drawdown is a visual grid that illustrates a single...
This goose was carved from buckeye by Irma and James “Red” Bradley, members of the Soco community and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Both are carvers, with James using a bandsaw to cut out a piece of wood and Irma finishing off the pieces...
The Greater Western North Carolina Association's tour guide, Information to Visitors Concerning Greater Western North Carolina (Asheville, N.C.: Inland Press, 1913), described the Swannanoa-Berkeley Hotel, in Asheville, N.C., as being '[a]mong the...
Tackle box; Metal tackle box painted black with an assortment of fishing hooks and lures; stamped on the inside of the lid ''THE STANDARD TACKLE BOX MADE BY THE ARMSTRONG MFG. CO. HUNTINGTON, W. VA.'' There is a metal divider separating the lid...
Razor hone; black and brown razor hone with wooden handle and long wooden square block with leather on two sides; attached with metal fasteners; wooden handle loose and can separate; handle painted black; very worn.
(029 a) Case for landing net; with ''I-D-L LANDING NET: STEEL COLLAPSING FRAME WITH 12 INCH BAMBOO HANDLE''; very worn - stained, and seams are ripped, insect holes in fabric; label on case is in very poor condition; cotton; tied at one end with...
(029 a) Case for landing net; with "I-D-L LANDING NET: STEEL COLLAPSING FRAME WITH 12 INCH BAMBOO HANDLE"; very worn - stained, and seams are ripped, insect holes in fabric; label on case is in very poor condition; cotton; tied at one end with...
Tackle box; Metal tackle box painted black with an assortment of fishing hooks and lures; stamped on the inside of the lid "THE STANDARD TACKLE BOX MADE BY THE ARMSTRONG MFG. CO. HUNTINGTON, W. VA." There is a metal divider separating the lid from...
Razor hone; black and brown razor hone with wooden handle and long wooden square block with leather on two sides; attached with metal fasteners; wooden handle loose and can separate; handle painted black; very worn.
The Album caption for this photograph reads, "Medlin, N.C. Blockhouse (cloud-capped) in the distance." The caption on the reverse of the picture notes, "Medlin, N.C. Every building shows. Block House Mt. in distance is shrouded in cloud." This...
Coverlets -- United States; Hand weaving -- United States;
This black and white image is a close-up of the weave pattern known as Governor’s Garden, also called Mountain Cucumber and St. Ann’s Robe. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.2, Governor's Garden, Franklin Co. Ala. Almost identical with...
This hand-pieced and hand-quilted quilt in the "Wheel" or "Sunburst" pattern was likely made by Rebecca Jane Pannell (1890-1925) of Jackson County, NC. Most of the print fabrics date from the late 1800's. The quilt thread is dark brown and the...
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...
Mr. Burnley Weaver was a printer for an advertising business. He carried his business on into the craft realm with block prints and etching. He handbound special editions. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the exploratory study...
