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Title
Woodcarving
:
picture
frame
Creator
Tryon Toy-Makers and Wood-Carvers
Medium of Original
crafts (art genres)
Date of Orginal
1910/1929
Dimensions
1.25" x 5.75" diameter
Description
This
hand
carved
picture
frame
was
produced
by the
Tryon
Toy-Makers
and
Wood-Carvers
in the
late
1910s
or
1920s
.
Eleanor
Vance
and
Charlotte
Yale
began
their
craft
teaching
in
Asheville
,
North
Carolina
working
for
Mr
. and
Mrs
.
George
W
.
Vanderbilt
but
moved
to
Tryon
,
N.C
.
before
World
War
I
. They
started
making
wooden
toys
and
decorative
items
as the
Tryon
Toy
Makers
and
Wood
Carvers
. The
women
apprenticed
young
people
to
carve
and
paint
toys
and
other
objects
.
Eleanor
Vance
was an
accomplished
woodcarver
and
designed
many
pieces
in the
Arts
and
Crafts
style
. The
particular
frame
features
a
Florentine
design
with a
hinged
support
in the
back
.
Subject - Topic
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group
Tryon Toy-Makers and Wood-Carvers
Craft Category
woodwork
Time Period
1910s
1920s
Location
Polk County (N.C.)
Source Institution
Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection
Permanent Collection
Inventory Number
SHCG_PermCol_2000_168
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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