The ax handle is hand-carved out of wood that is light brown in color. Attached to the wood is a hand-wrought metal ax head. The metal blade has turned a dark brown color with age. The ax is in fair condition, but shows signs of use through worn...
One leaf of lined paper, handwritten in pencil on both sides. The song text is written on a school examination form. The document is in fairly good physical condition, with two holes punched in the center of the top of the leaf, a fold in the...
Pattern: Floral Jacquard <br>Type: Single cloth.<br>Weave Structure: Jacquard single weave. One panel.<br>Warp: One-ply, tight twist, wool that is dark navy blue in color.<br> Weft: One-ply, tight twist, cotton that is light...
Pattern: Unnamed Geometric Table and Checkerboard.<br>Type: Double cloth that has been interwoven during the weaving process.<br>Weave Structure: Double reverse weave. One panel.<br>Warp: One-ply, tight twist, cotton that is white...
Pattern: Double Bowknot<br>Type: Overshot.<br>Weave Structure: Overshot weave. One panel.<br>Warp: One-ply, tight twist, linen that is white in color.<br>Weft: One-ply, loose twist, wool that is dark navy blue in...
Pattern: Double Bowknot<br>Type: Overshot.<br>Weave Structure: Overshot weave. One panel.<br>Warp: One-ply, tight twist, linen that is white in color.<br>Weft: One-ply, loose twist, wool that is dark navy blue in...
Pattern: Unnamed Geometric<br>Type: Single cloth.<br>Weave Structure: Reverse Double Weave. Two panels.<br>Warp: One-ply, tight twist, cotton that is white in color.<br>Weft: One-ply, tight twist, wool that is dark navy blue...
Pattern: Floral Jacquard <br>Type: Single cloth.<br>Weave Structure: Jacquard single weave. One panel.<br>Warp: One-ply, tight twist, wool that is dark navy blue in color.<br> Weft: One-ply, tight twist, cotton that is light...
Pattern: Unnamed Geometric<br>Type: Single cloth.<br>Weave Structure: Reverse Double Weave. Two panels.<br>Warp: One-ply, tight twist, cotton that is white in color.<br>Weft: One-ply, tight twist, wool that is dark navy blue...
Pattern: Unnamed Geometric Table and Checkerboard.<br>Type: Double cloth that has been interwoven during the weaving process.<br>Weave Structure: Double reverse weave. One panel.<br>Warp: One-ply, tight twist, cotton that is white...
Type: Pieced.<br>Name: Log cabin pattern.<br>Set up: Is made up of multi-colored squares.<br>Quilting: Is found around each object (also called-in the ditch).<br>Colors: Mostly dark colors (brown, maroon, blue) with some...
Type: Pieced.<br>Name: Log cabin pattern.<br>Set up: Is made up of multi-colored squares.<br>Quilting: Is found around each object (also called-in the ditch).<br>Colors: Mostly dark colors (brown, maroon, blue) with some...
Bill Monroe and his band perform at the Roanoke Bluegrass Festival, at Cantrells Horse Farm in Fincastle, Virginia. Bill is from Rosine, Kentucky. He is playing the mandolin with Peter Rowan (vocals, guitar), Lamar Grier (banjo), Gene Lowinger...
Walter and Ethel, an elder married couple, perform at the Asheville Junction. Walter, born in 1896, plays guitar while he and Ethel sing. This is a rare example of traditional blues in Asheville.
The shoes are dark brown in color, of which the leather of the shoes has begun to crack and fall off. The size of the sole is a number two. Attached to the pair are dark brown laces. The shoes are in stable condition.