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2023.008.003 - Textile Construction
This textile construction or wall hanging was quilted, stitched, and assembled by Ethel King of Clairfield, Tennessee, like in the 1960s or 1970s. The textile construction features a purple background with a pink butterfly and colorful flowers as the central image. The flowers are sprouting from green-blue hillside along the bottom of the piece. There are smaller green grass blades also sprouting from the hillside amidst the larger flower stems. ...

Record Type: Object
2023.008.004 - Textile Construction
This textile construction or wall hanging was hand-quilted and hand-stitched onto burlap by Ethel King of Clairfield, Tennessee, likely in the 1960s or 1970s. The central image depicts a feminine figure with quilted pink skin. Her facial features include thin, dark eyebrows, ovular brown eyes, a wide nose, and upturned red lips outlined with hand-stitched thread. She has voluminous gray-white hair comprised of textured yarn. and she is wearing a ...

Record Type: Object
2023.008.005 - Textile Construction
This textile construction or wall hanging was hand-quilted and hand-stitched by Nervie Powers of Clairfield, Tennessee, likely in the 1960s or 1970s. The textile construction depicts a feminine figure quilting while seated in a chair in a field of green grass with colorful flowers. The chair is navy blue, and a black flower is sprouting from the top of the chair. The woman has black hair on the top of her head, and she is wearing a black, white, ...

Record Type: Object
2023.011.001 - Quilt
This crazy quilt was likely made by the great-grandmother of the donor c. 1910. The quilt is a fabric assemblage of a wide assortment of colorful fabrics, many of which were likely portions of worn clothing. Multiple years, one date, and several sets of initials are chain-stitched and/or hand-embroidered on portions of the quilt, including: "1910," "1911," "1912," "Feb. 22," "O.O.S.," J.M.S.," "H.S.," "H.I.W.," and "M.L.S." The donor was only abl...

Record Type: Object
2023.019 - Cape
This nursing cape was given to a graduating nursing student from Memorial Hospital (Johnson City, TN) in 1957. The exterior is a navy blue fabric, and the interior is a red fabric. The cape has four gold buttons attached to two horizontally positioned navy fabric strips at the top of the cape to secure the cape to its wearer. The letters MH (Memorial Hospital) are embroidered in a yellow-gold on the left side of the collar on the cape. The letter...

Record Type: Object
2023.022.001 - Jacket
This is a tan zip-up jacket with "Johnson City Roller Rink" and a roller skate with wings printed on the back in red. The jacket features a Coats and Clark crown zipper. There are tan plastic buttons on the cuffs and the cuffs are sewn into a triangular shape next to the button hole.

Record Type: Object
2023.027.001 - Quilt
This quilt depicts red, pink, and yellow flowers with green leaves. The pattern is called "Roses and Tulips," and can also be referred to as a "Rose of Sharon Variation." It was crafted in the late nineteenth century, circa 1870. The quilt's details were constructed using hand-pieced, hand-appliqued, and hand-quilted techniques. The quilt features nine "Tulips and Roses" blocks that are symmetrically positioned in a 3x3 configuration. The qui...

Record Type: Object
2023.027.002 - Quilt
This quilt features yellow and orange sunflowers. It was crafted in the early twentieth century, circa 1930. The quilt's details were constructed using machine-pieced, hand-appliqued, and hand-quilted techniques. The quilt features 30 sunflower blocks that are symmetrically positioned in a 5x6 configuration without sashing. Each of the blocks are identically constructed with period solids. This sunflower quilt pattern was first published i...

Record Type: Object
2023.029.001 - Quilt
This quilt depicts orange tulips with deep green stems and white details. The pattern is called "The Tulips." It is inferred to have been crafted during the early twentieth century, likely between 1910 and 1935. The quilt's details were constructed using hand-pieced, hand-appliqued, and hand-quilted techniques. There are 5 columns and 6 rows of orange tulips on the quilt that are separated by orange lines. There are green squares where the or...

Record Type: Object
2023.029.002 - Quilt
This quilt depicts a multi-color starburst design. The pattern is called "Red Border Star" or "Broken Star." It is inferred to have been crafted circa 1935. The quilt's details were constructed using hand-pieced and hand-quilted techniques. The quilt features vivid shades of red, deep blue, and orange, with red stripes. The central image of this quilt is a large pieced star (58" x 59") with sixteen points. The star is set with solid white sett...

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2023.029.003 - Quilt
This quilt depicts multi-color diamonds against a yellow background. The pattern is called "Yellow Back Panel" or "Churn Dash." It is inferred to have been crafted circa 1910. The quilt was hand-pieced in blocks, then machine-set and hand-quilted. There are twenty 10.5" pieced blocks that comprise the central design of the quilt. These blocks are set on-point with 10.5" alternating, unpieced blocks that are set with side-setting triangles to f...

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2023.029.004 - Quilt
This quilt depicts multi-color triangular baskets positioned within nile green squares against a white background. The pattern is called "Baskets." It is inferred to have been crafted between 1930 and 1940. The quilt was hand-pieced, hand-set, and hand-quilted. There is machine-piecing on the sashing and corner stops. The various patterns of the baskets include shades of green, pink, yellow, purple, and blue. There are thirty 9" pieced blocks...

Record Type: Object
2023.029.005 - Rug
This is a hand-woven rug by Elsie Trivette, a 1994 recipient of the North Carolina Folk Heritage Award. The design is comprised of alternating blue and white diamonds.

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2024.016.001 - Costume, Dance
This is a costume from the ballet "Mountain Ballad," which was performed at the Bristol Concert Ballet Company in Bristol, Virginia. This costume dress offers a green and pink floral pattern. "Mountain Ballad" is set to "Kentucky Mountain Portraits," composed by Lyndol Mitchell in 1957. It is an orchestral work in three acts based on Appalachian folk tunes. "Mountain Ballad" incorporates some traditional Appalachian folk dance and cultural el...

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2024.016.002 - Costume, Dance
This is a costume from the ballet "Mountain Ballad," which was performed at the Bristol Concert Ballet Company in Bristol, Virginia. This costume dress offers a pink and orange diamond pattern. "Mountain Ballad" is set to "Kentucky Mountain Portraits," composed by Lyndol Mitchell in 1957. It is an orchestral work in three acts based on Appalachian folk tunes. "Mountain Ballad" incorporates some traditional Appalachian folk dance and cultural ...

Record Type: Object
2024.016.003 - Costume, Dance
This is a costume that was used at the Bristol Concert Ballet Company in Bristol, Virginia. This costume bodice is red and offers a corset sillhouette with thin, red strips that criss-cross overtop of a thin, white base layer on the front of the costume. This vibrant red is emphasized by red tulle that peeks out from beneath a white skirt. The shoulders are a thin, white fabric that extends from the torso base layer and matches the skirt. There a...

Record Type: Object
2024.016.004 - Costume, Dance
This is a toddler-size "Tinkerbell" costume that was used at the Bristol Concert Ballet Company in Bristol, Virginia for productions of the ballet "Peter Pan." This leotard costume features a light pink skirt with matching trim along the neckline and offers hundreds of sequins along the bodice and glittery silver fairy wings.

Record Type: Object
2024.016.005 - Costume, Dance
This is a child's size "Nutcracker" costume that was used at the Bristol Concert Ballet Company in Bristol, Virginia. This costume jacket offers a vibrant shade of blue with red and yellow fringed epaulets and gold trimmed sashing details.

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2024.016.006 - Costume, Dance
This is a costume piece that was used at the Bristol Concert Ballet Company in Bristol, Virginia. This costume blouse is an ochre shade with burgundy velvet striping details, buttons, lace trimming, and ribbons.

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2024.016.007 - Costume, Dance
This is a costume from the ballet "The Cloistered," which was performed at the Bristol Concert Ballet Company in Bristol, Virginia. This costume dress long sleeves and a long skirt. The dress itself is a shade of white that lends itself to a very pale lavender. There is a belt around the waist of the dress that is muted shades of peach pink and lilac purple. "The Cloistered" is a ballet that was choreographed by Constance Hardinge of the Brist...

Record Type: Object
FIC.2011.040 - Purse, Change
This black suede change purse has a "kiss clasp" or "kissing lock" closure and silk lining inside. The edge of the opening is silvery metal with scalloped edges.

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FIC.2011.336 - Flag
This is a World War II (WWI) Japanese flag attached to telescopic bamboo pole with a rope, which hangs down below the flag. There is a sickle-like engraving on the base of the pole. This is a rescue or survival flag used by Japanese pilots and seamen. The flag would be kept in a uniform pocket and deployed if the wearer fell into the water. There are materials sewn into the seams of the flag to increase floating time along with the bouyant bam...

Record Type: Object