Potter wheel (The skillful use of crude tools)

Dublin Core

Title

Potter wheel (The skillful use of crude tools)

Subject

Appalachians (People)
Artisans
Potters' wheels
Pottery craft

Description

These photographs were taken by Edgar S. Purdom. Born in 1900, Purdom opened a custom furniture shop in Wayah Valley, near Franklin, NC, in 1946. He was a hobby photographer and made these photographs in western North Carolina. There are 56 photographs in the series. Purdom died in 1987 and is buried at St. John's Cartoogechaye Episcopal Church Cemetery.

Creator

Purdom, Edgar S. (Edgar Schohill), 1900-1987

Source

Edgar Purdom Collection

Publisher

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

Rights

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

Format

jpg;
photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

37786
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/37786

Date Created

2017-09-13

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

North Carolina, Western

Extent

13" x 10"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Picturing Appalachia

Citation

Purdom, Edgar S. (Edgar Schohill), 1900-1987, “Potter wheel (The skillful use of crude tools),” OAI, accessed May 4, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/37786.