Woven woolen shawl fragment

Dublin Core

Title

Woven woolen shawl fragment

Subject

Hand weaving
Handicraft
Handloom industry
Textile crafts -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Textile fabrics
Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Description

This fragment of a woolen shawl was hand woven by America Gahagan Brigman probably prior to 1890. Brigman lived in the Allen Creek community in Madison County, N.C., close to where Frances Goodrich served as a Presbyterian missionary and founded Allanstand Cottage Industries. The plaid is done in shades of natural, rust, and blue in a twill weave. The fragment is in poor condition.

Creator

Brigman, America Gahagan

Source

Permanent Collection

Publisher

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

Date

1880-1890

Rights

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

Format

jpg;
crafts (art genres)

Type

StillImage

Identifier

15242
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/15242

Date Created

2008-04-14

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Southern Highland Craft Guild Archives, Asheville, NC 28815;

Spatial Coverage

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

Extent

39" x 36"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Craft Revival

Collection

Citation

Brigman, America Gahagan, “Woven woolen shawl fragment,” OAI, accessed April 30, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/15242.