Woven grass placemat

Dublin Core

Title

Woven grass placemat

Subject

Fiber plants
Hand weaving
Handicraft
Penland Weavers and Potters
Textile fabrics
Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Description

This grass placemat was handwoven by an unidentified weaver for Penland Weavers and Potters, Penland, N.C., around 1940. The mat is made of broom sedge woven with cotton thread.

Creator

Penland Weavers and Potters

Source

Permanent Collection

Publisher

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

Date

1940

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg;
crafts (art genres)

Type

StillImage

Identifier

14599
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/14599

Date Created

2008-02-06

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Mitchell County (N.C.)
Appalachian Region, Southern

Extent

17.5" x 11.25"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Penland Weavers and Potters, “Woven grass placemat,” OAI, accessed May 5, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/14599.