Women at the Loom: Handweaving in Washington County, Tennessee, 1840-1860.

This thesis explores the evidence for handweaving in antebellum Washington County, Tennessee. The author examines probate inventories, wills, store ledgers, and census and tax materials to determine the identities of the weavers, the equipment and raw materials available to them, and the kinds of te...

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Main Author: MacRae, Ann Cameron
Format: Others
Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 2001
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Online Access:https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/115
https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1165&context=etd