Woodcarving: bookends with galax leaves
Dublin Core
Title
Woodcarving: bookends with galax leaves
Subject
Artisans' Shop (Biltmore Forest, N.C.)
Handicraft
Wood-carving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Description
These bookends were carved by Robert Valier in the early 1940s. They are carved in walnut and design features overlapping galax leaves with pine needles and cones in the foreground. Valier sold his fine woodworking through the Artisans' Shop located in Biltmore Forest, North Carolina, which he owned and operated.
Creator
Valier, Robert
Source
Permanent Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1940/1945
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg;
crafts (art genres)
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
15012
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/15012
Date Created
2008-03-07
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
5" x 5" x 4.5"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Craft Revival
Collection
Citation
Valier, Robert, “Woodcarving: bookends with galax leaves,” OAI, accessed April 30, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/15012.