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    • [Knotted fringe shop copy]

    • [Knotted fringe shop copy]

    • Household linens -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Needlework -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Textile crafts -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This photograph shows five different types of hand-knotted fringe available from the Allanstand Cottage Industries during the 1910s. Apparently these fringes were available as options on various bedspreads or coverlets. The back of the photograph...
    • Craft Revival
    • William Waldo Dodge, Jr., Maker of Hand Wrought Silver

    • William Waldo Dodge, Jr., Maker of Hand Wrought Silver

    • Art metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Silverwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

    • William Waldo Dodge, Jr. published this sales brochure featuring the range of silver work that could be purchased from his shop. The Dodge Silver Shop was founded in 1924 in Asheville, N.C.; in 1928 it moved to Biltmore Forest where Dodge was...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Loom]

    • [Loom]

    • Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This signed photograph of a warped loom was taken by Doris Ulmann in the early 1930s. It shows the warp going up from the back beam to the heddles of the loom. Although this particular loom was located in Berea, Ky., it is typical of the types of...
    • Craft Revival
    • William Waldo Dodge, Jr., Maker of Hand Wrought Silver

    • William Waldo Dodge, Jr., Maker of Hand Wrought Silver

    • Art metal-work -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Silverwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern

    • William Waldo Dodge, Jr. published this sales brochure featuring the range of silver work that could be purchased from his shop. The Dodge Silver Shop was founded in 1924 in Asheville, N.C.; in 1928 it moved to Biltmore Forest where Dodge was...
    • Craft Revival
    • Interview with Julia Taylor, basket maker

    • Interview with Julia Taylor, basket maker

    • Basket making -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee baskets -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This is a transcript of an interview of basket maker Julia Ned Taylor (1902-1991) conducted by Edward Dupuy and Clifford Hotchkiss in 1965. Taylor lived in Cherokee, North Carolina on the Qualla Boundary and was a was a fourth generation basket...
    • Craft Revival
    • Structo Artcraft Looms, Weaving Accessories

    • Structo Artcraft Looms, Weaving Accessories

    • Weaving -- United States;

    • Weavers in the Appalachian area worked on their own and often made the tools that they needed from regional materials. During the Craft Revival years, teachers like Clementine Douglas put them in touch with companies and outside resources to...
    • Craft Revival
    • Bernat Looms and Loom Accessories

    • Bernat Looms and Loom Accessories

    • Weaving -- United States;

    • Weavers in the Appalachian area worked on their own and often made the tools that they needed from regional materials. During the Craft Revival years, teachers like Clementine Douglas put them in touch with companies and outside resources to...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Pottery: vase]

    • [Pottery: vase]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated earthenware vase was made by Cherokee potter Maude Welch. Welch was born in 1894 near Cooper's Creek in the Birdtown section of the Qualla Boundary. Her pottery was formed entirely by hand and made from local clay. She used a...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Pottery: bowl]

    • [Pottery: bowl]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated earthenware bowl was made by Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer (b. 1921), a self-taught potter of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The youngest of 12 children, she was born and raised in the Straight Fork section of Big Cove, a remote...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Pottery: vase]

    • [Pottery: vase]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This earthenware vase was made by Cherokee potter Maude Welch. Welch was born in 1894 near Cooper's Creek in the Birdtown section of the Qualla Boundary. Her pottery was formed entirely by hand and made from local clay. She used a variety of...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Pottery: effigy pot]

    • [Pottery: effigy pot]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated earthenware effigy pot was made by Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer, a self-taught potter of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The youngest of 12 children, she was born in 1921 and raised in the Straight Fork section of Big Cove, a remote...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Pottery: water jug]

    • [Pottery: water jug]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This earthenware water jug was made in 1991 by Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer, a self-taught potter of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The youngest of 12 children, she was born in 1921 and raised in the Straight Fork section of Big Cove, a remote...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Pottery: vase]

    • [Pottery: vase]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated earthenware vase was made by Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer, a self-taught potter of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The youngest of 12 children, she was born in 1921 and raised in the Straight Fork section of Big Cove, a remote...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Pottery: vase]

    • [Pottery: vase]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated earthenware vase was made by Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer, a self-taught potter of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The youngest of 12 children, she was born in 1921 and raised in the Straight Fork section of Big Cove, a remote...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Pottery: wedding vase]

    • [Pottery: wedding vase]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated wedding vase was made by Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer, a self-taught potter of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The youngest of 12 children, she was born in 1921 and raised in the Straight Fork section of Big Cove, a remote section of...
    • Craft Revival
    • [Amanda Swimmer]

    • [Amanda Swimmer]

    • Cherokee pottery -- Appalachian Region, Southern;

    • This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer (b. 1921), a self-taught potter of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The youngest of 12 children, she was born and raised in the Straight Fork section of Big...
    • Craft Revival

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