Weaving Drafts, 1850ca
Scope and Contents
Includes hand drawn weaving drafts for fourteen different patterns. One has the name Elizabeth Douglas and a couple were drawn on the backs of legal documents for Kirby K. Douglas of Campbell County, Tennessee. Census records show that Kirby had a sister named Elizabeth. Another has the name Henry Long penciled in with the name of the pattern. Pattern names include The Long Draft, Double Chariot Wheeles, Washington's Fancy, The Chariot Wheel, The Single Oa__, Washington Diamond Ring, The Chestnut Berry Leaf, The Nine Snow Drops, The Buties Pales, The American Beauty, The Beauty of Spain, Elizabeth Douglas' Counterpain Draft, and Stares and Timarity.
Dates
- Creation: 1850ca
Creator
- From the Collection: Clay, Cassius Marcellus (Person)
- From the Collection: Clay, Green (Person)
- From the Collection: Clay, Green (Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 3.50 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, Research Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository