Willow and honeysuckle basket weavers of Blue Ridge Weavers, Tryon, N.C.
Dublin Core
Title
Willow and honeysuckle basket weavers of Blue Ridge Weavers, Tryon, N.C.
Subject
Appalachians (People)
Artisans
Basket making
Blue Ridge Weavers (Tryon, N.C.)
Handicraft
Description
This photographic postcard depicts a woman putting the finishing edge on a small basket, while other baskets are displayed beside her on the porch. This postcard was produced by the Blue Ridge Weavers most likely for tourists visiting the region in the 1920s. Blue Ridge Weavers was founded between 1914 and 1922 in Tryon, North Carolina as both a craft production center and a retail shop for mountain arts and crafts.
Creator
Blue Ridge Weavers (Tryon, N.C.)
Herbert E. Glasier & Co.
Source
SHCG Archives
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1920/1929
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg;
postcards
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
13348
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/13348
Date Created
2006-12-22
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;
Spatial Coverage
Polk County (N.C.)
Appalachian Region, Southern
Extent
3.5" x 5.5"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Craft Revival
Collection
Citation
Blue Ridge Weavers (Tryon, N.C.) and Herbert E. Glasier & Co., “Willow and honeysuckle basket weavers of Blue Ridge Weavers, Tryon, N.C.,” OAI, accessed April 30, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/13348.