Record #:

21914

Author(s):

Horton, Laurel

Abstract:

This article examines two bedcovers from the early-19th century in the collection of Old Salem Museums & Garden and the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts. Both bedcovers belonged to women who lived in Salem, North Carolina during the 1810s.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. Issue , Winter 2006, p149-168, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Salem (N.C.)--History; Bedcovers

Record #:

21915

Author(s):

Veasey, Patricia V.

Abstract:

This article examines a series of eight embroidery samplers from the Piedmont region of North Carolina and South Carolina. These samplers were produced by schoolgirls who received instruction at academies associated with the Bethel Presbyterian Church of York County, South Carolina. The style of this group exhibits elements of Scottish and Irish needle working.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. Issue , Winter 2006, p103-148, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Embroidery; Piedmont (U.S.: Region)--History