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| Repository: | Appalachian State University W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection |
| Creator: | |
| Title: | Collection 186. Knotted Bedspread Collection, 1970 - 1974, n.d. |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Appalachian State University. |
| Abstract: | The Knotted Bedspread Collection is a collection of materials related to the handicraft of knotted bedspread-making. This collection contains black and white photographs of knotted bedspreads, a related academic paper regarding Watauga County knotted bedspread, and one notebook containing the names of Watauga County women. |
| Extent: | 0.25 linear feet, 4 archival folders |
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[Identification of item], Collection 186. Knotted Bedspread Collection , W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, NC, USA.
Provenance is unknown. This collection was opened to the public on 21 February 2003.
Processed by Kathryn Staley, 21 February 2003
Encoded by Kathryn Staley, 28 June 2005
"The Making of Traditional Knotted Bedspreads in Watauga County, N.C." is the transcript for a 1974 slide show by Thomas McGowan of Appalachian State University's English Department. McGowan focused his research on knotted bedspread makers Bertha Cook and Annie Watson.
The photographs are of women making bedspreads and of the bedspreads. Various designs are illustrated. The photographers are not identified but are believed to be Thomas McGowan and Varian Fry.
The notebook originated from Laura Riley, mother-in-law of Varian Fry, who ran a knotted bedspread company. Employing Watauga County women who produced the bedspreads, Riley sold her products to upper class families in the neighborhood surrounding Vassar College, where Riley's husband taught. Riley's daughter Annette Fry operated this business after her mother's death.
The Knotted Bedspread Collection is organized into four folders: Academic Paper, Note book, and Photographs. The photographs, slides and negatives are filed separately.
| Cook, Bertha |
| Coverlets |
| Fry, Annette |
| McGowan, Thomas Andrew, 1941- |
| Riley, Laura |
| Textile crafts -- Appalachian Region, Southern |
| Textile crafts -- North Carolina -- Watauga County |
| Watson, Annie |
