Burl Bird Sculpture
Bird sculpture created from a tree limb with a burl.
Cultural Objects
The “umbrella” category for all items in the collection, except Oral History Interviews.
Butter Mold
Tool used to press freshly churned butter into family-sized portions with a design on top.
Butter Mold
Mattie Yates King used this butter mold.
Cat with Ball Sculpture
The soapstone used in this Marie Goad piece was carved with woodworking tools.
Cedar Chest
Edd Nolen built this chest which Herman Heafner gave to his wife Jessie.
Chain of Diamonds Quilt
Feed sack prints keep the viewer’s eye moving around this quilt by Virginia Alderman.
Check High School Pin
This handmade example of school spirit dates back to 1928.
Checkerboard Table
Marvin Thomas “married” pieces from other objects to create this functional piece of furniture.
Cherry and Walnut Side Table
Graceful table from the home of Henry Harrison Earles and Rosetta Cole Earles.
Child’s Booster Seat
Frank Hylton used scrap lumber to build this sturdy booster seat for his nieces.
Child’s Kitchen Cupboard
Selma Keith’s eye for details included adding plate rails for this miniature cupboard.
Child’s White Oak Chair
Charlie Hylton built this chair for his daughter around 1900. It has recently been re-bottomed.
Churn Dash Quilt
“Crow’s Nest,” “Double Wrench,” “Bride’s Knot,” and “Hole in the Barn Door” are among the names for this popular quilt pattern.
Civil War Saber
Charles Wesley Gardner carried this saber while serving with Company B, 54th Regiment, Pelham’s Battery.
Clip-On Ice Skate
Ice skate used for skating on frozen mill ponds including the one at the George Phlegar Mill.
Clovis Boyd Bassinet
White oak split basket woven to serve as the Boyd family bassinet.
Clovis Boyd Key Basket
White oak rib basket woven with one flat side designed to hang on wall.
Cobbler’s Tools
Purchased and handmade tools for shoemaking including a repurposed Civil War Schenkel shell anvil.
Cockscomb Quilt
Appliqued quilt with a bold palette of pink, oxblood, gold, and teal.
Concentric Hexagons Quilt
An original pattern utilizing feed sack prints with blocks joined in a mosaic style.
Crazy Quilt Blocks
Set of two pieced and embroidered quilt blocks made by Sarah Clower Whitenack.
Crewel Embroidery Chair Pad
Alice Kingrea’s choice of bright colors and embroidered botanicals makes a simple chair pad pop.
Crocheted Bedspread
Airy bedcovering crocheted by Minnie Belcher Harman who was also a noted quilter.