The pattern name of this black and white image is a variation of Tennessee Trouble. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.8. Spectacles, Madison Co., Ky. 'Missouri Trouble' in Kentucky but as that name goes with half a dozen different patterns...
Cora Arch Wahnetah (1907-1986), pictured in this undated photograph, learned the techniques of both coiled and modeled pottery from her mother, Ella Long Arch (b. 1889). She used the coil method to form her pots and paddle stamped them to add a...
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Mountains -- Tennessee; Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.)
Typed copy of an act from the state records of North Carolina. Washington County, North Carolina, was located in present day Tennessee. Kephart includes typed notes in red ink that this is the earliest reference to the name Great Iron Mountain that...
Typed copy of an act from the state records of North Carolina. Washington County, North Carolina, was located in present day Tennessee. Kephart includes typed notes in red ink that this is the earliest reference to the name Great Iron Mountain that...
Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The use of both natural and commercially dyed yarns makes this a striking nineteenth century coverlet. Made by an unidentified weaver, the coverlet pattern is a variation of Catalpa Flower, a name likely derived from its resemblance, real or...
Coverlets -- United States; Hand weaving -- United States; Weaving -- United States
The pattern name of this black and white image is a variation of Original Governor’s Garden with threading mistakes evident. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.1, Weaver's choice, Benton Co., Ark." Coverlet pattern names were never...
A simple Patch pattern is the design name of this black and white image. The back of this photograph is marked: ""No.5, Doors and Windows, Floyd Co., Ga." In "The Book of Handwoven Coverlets", published in 1912 by Eliza Calvert Hall (1856-1935),...
The pattern name of this black and white image is Doors and Windows. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.13, Windows and Doors, Franklin Co. Va." Coverlet pattern names were never standardized thus a variation in pattern name is quite common...
This color image is a close-up of a weave pattern known as Catalpa Flower, a name likely derived from its resemblance, real or imagined, to the flower of the Catalpa, or Catawba, tree that is native to the southern region of the United States. See...
The pattern name of this black and white image is Cross of Tennessee. The name may have derived from the manner in which a geometric cross radiates out eventually forming interlocking wheels. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.16, The...
Coverlets -- United States; Hand weaving -- United States; Weaving -- United States;
The pattern name of this black and white image is Irish Chain. A variation of the name is Star and Rose with Pine Tree Border. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.21 1/2, Irish Chain No.2, Somerset Co., Pa. Double woven." A double woven...
Coverlets -- United States; Hand weaving -- United States; Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
The pattern name of this black and white image is Granite State, also known as Doors and Windows No. 2. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.29. Granite State, Swungey [?], Cheshin Co., N.H." The words ‘Swungey’ and ‘Cheshin’ are...
Coverlets -- United States; Hand weaving -- United States; Weaving -- United States;
The pattern name of this black and white image is Double Bow Knot and Table. The back of this photograph is marked: "No.34. Double Bow Knot, Saylerville, R.I." The Double Bow Knot pattern derives its name from the half bows that join in the middle...
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...
Cherokee art -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Indian wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This mule head bookend was carved out of walnut by Wahdih “Watty” Chiltoskie (1897-1973) in the 1930s or 1940s. Chiltoskie was the older brother of woodcarver Goingback Chiltoskey (1907-2000) and lived on the Qualla Boundary Cherokee...
This shawl was hand woven by Mrs. Nelson (first name unknown) around 1900. The fiber is handspun wool arranged in bundles which are whip-stitched together. It has fringe on all three sides. The shawl was collected by Frances Goodrich and...
This blackware clay pipe was made by the Bigmeats, a family of Cherokee potters. Charlotte Welch Bigmeat (1887-1959) had five daughters, all of whom made pottery: Tinie Bigmeat Thompson (1913-1999), Ethel Bigmeat Queen (1916-1942), Elizabeth...
The pattern name of this color image is a variation of Original Governor’s Garden. The back of this photograph is marked: Rogers, a possible reference to the donor, location, or name of the weaver of this pattern. While the source of the name...
The front of the commencement program for the Almond High School in the community of Almond, in Swain County, North Carolina, features a dark gray floral design on the upper right and lower left corners against a lighter gray cover to highlight the...
The front of the commencement program for the Almond High School in the community of Almond, in Swain County, North Carolina, features a dark gray floral design on the upper right and lower left corners against a lighter gray cover to highlight the...
