Nature plaque

Dublin Core

Title

Nature plaque

Subject

Handicraft
Nature craft

Description

This montage or "nature plaque" was made Bessie Lee Blauvelt during the 1940s. It is composed of natural materials such as seeds, nuts, burrs, and cones mounted on a masonite board. Blauvelt enjoyed collecting local seeds and pods, which she used in both pictures and jewelry.

Creator

Blauvelt, Bessie Lee

Source

Permanent Collection

Publisher

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

Date

1940/1949

Rights

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

Format

jpg;
crafts (art genres)

Type

StillImage

Identifier

14600
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/14600

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

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

Extent

9.75" x 6.75" x 1"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Blauvelt, Bessie Lee, “Nature plaque,” OAI, accessed May 5, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/14600.