Penland Weavers and Potters product photograph of pewter buttons

Penland Weavers and Potters product photograph of pewter buttons

Appalachian School (Penland, N.C.)

Copperwork

Handicraft industries

Jewelry

Metal-work

Penland School of Crafts

Penland School of Handicrafts

Penland Weavers and Potters

Pewtercraft

This undated black and white promotional photograph shows seven different kinds of pewter buttons produced by the Penland Weavers and Potters sometime during the period 1940-1967. Handwritten on the back: "Pewter or Copper 1. Acorn .20 each; 2. - 7. Maple Leaf .25 -.50 each; 3. - 4. dogwood .20 - .25 each; 5. ivy .35 each; 6. round, also a larger plain round, .20 & .30 each." No pewter ware was produced during WWII because of the need for metal during wartime. The Penland Weavers and Potters (originally called the Fireside Industries) were established in 1923 as a department of the Appalachian School. In 1938, Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts) was incorporated and the Penland Weavers and Potters became associated with the new craft school.

Penland School of Handicrafts

Penland Weavers and Potters

Penland Weavers and Potters Records

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1940/1967

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2006-30-06

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Mitchell County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

7" x 5"(dimension)

Craft Revival