Homespun dress
Dublin Core
Title
Homespun dress
Subject
Hand weaving
Handicraft
Handloom industry
Household linens
Southern Highland Handicraft Guild
Spinning Wheel (Firm : Asheville, N.C.)
Textile crafts -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Textile fabrics
Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Description
This dress was made by an unknown weaver in the 1890s. It was woven in brown wool and a linen warp. It has a sailor-style collar and snap closings on the front and cuffs. It is similar, if not the same, as the dress modeled by Ettamae Deweese in the Spinning Wheel photograph.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Permanent Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1890-1900
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg;
crafts (art genres)
Type
StillImage
Identifier
15366
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/15366
Date Created
2008-7-28
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Southern Highland Craft Guild Archives, Asheville, NC 28815;
Spatial Coverage
Appalachian Region, Southern
Extent
50" length x 14.5" at shoulders(dimension)
Is Part Of
Craft Revival
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Homespun dress,” OAI, accessed May 7, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/15366.