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Title
[Elmeda
Walker
weaving]
Creator
unknown
Medium of Original
photographs
Date of Orginal
1896/1909
Dimensions
3.25" x 4.75"
Description
This
photograph
shows
Elmeda
Walker
working
at her
loom
outside
of a
mountain
cabin
in the
late
1890s
or
early
1900s
. The
coverlet
design
is
visible
as
it
moves
on to the
weaver's
lap
. This
photograph
was
used
in
promotional
materials
for
Allanstand
Cottage
Industries
and was also
included
in
Goodrich's
book
"
Mountain
Homespun
"
where
it
is
captioned
"
Granny
Jude
at
work.
"
Walker
lived
just
west
of
Allanstand
,
N.C
. in
Tennessee
(or
Elkin
,
N.C.)
and
Frances
Goodrich
often
relied
on
Walker
for
information
and
help
with
starting
Allanstand
Cottage
Industries
.
Walker
was an
expert
production
weaver
and her
work
was
used
in the
White
House's
Blue
Mountain
Room
during
Woodrow
Wilson's
presidency
.
Subject - Topic
Appalachians (People)
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Handloom industry -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Coverlets -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Hand weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Looms -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group
Allanstand Cottage Industries
Craft Category
textiles
Time Period
1890s
1900s (Decade)
Source Institution
Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection
Frances
L
.
Goodrich
Papers
Inventory Number
SHCG_FLG3_9_9
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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