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.