Basket weaver of Blue Ridge Weavers, Tryon, N.C.
Dublin Core
Title
Basket weaver 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 in a rustic cabin working the edging on a decorative basket. This postcard was produced by the Blue Ridge Weavers most likely for tourists visiting the region around 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
13349
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/13349
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., “Basket weaver of Blue Ridge Weavers, Tryon, N.C.,” OAI, accessed April 30, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/13349.