Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, 1860s, andirons, hand-forged iron, 20-7/8 x 21 in. overall.
Provenance: From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia
Note: In the catalog description from Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 140, cat. nos. 449-50, Burrison writes, “These ‘fire dogs,’ decorated with entwined snakes that also function as handles, were used on the Domingo estate.”
Illustrated: Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, plate 1, description on pg. 140, cat. nos. 449 and 450.
Exhibited: Previously on Loan at the Atlanta History Center for viewing in the exhibition Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in the Changing South from 1996 to 2024
The Gillespie Family Mountain Gunmakers from here.
Group of Nine Early Tableware Objects
Possibly mid 1800s, forks, bone and metal, set of four with bone handles and three tines, 6-1/2 in. long; Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, 1800s, sifter, rawhide and wood, 7-3/4 x 2-3/4 in. overall; Washington County, Georgia, circa 1860s, coffee pot, copper, 10-1/2 x 6-1/2 in. overall; Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, trivet, forged iron, turntable type, solid iron disk. 3-3/4 x 20 in. overall;
Note: In the catalog description from Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 140, cat. no. 448, Burrison writes, “This implement for open-hearth cooking was used at the Stetson-Nesbit-Morris house.”;
Georgia, circa 1900, oil lamp, copper, brass, 7-1/4 x 5-1/4 in. overall; Washington County, Georgia, 1850s, dough tray, poplar, 27-1/2 x 17-1/4 x 5 in. overall;
Note: In the catalog description from Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 132, cat. no. 343, Burrison writes, “This biscuit-making implement was used on the plantation of Henry Sills Taylor.”
Illustrated: Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 81, description on pg. 140, cat. nos. 452-3.
Exhibited: Previously on Loan at the Atlanta History Center for viewing in the exhibition Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in the Changing South from 1996 to 2024
Provenance: From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia
Mary R. Shell, Madison, Morgan County, Georgia, 1930, pieced quilt, cotton, “Circle Saw” pattern, 75 x 62 in. overall
Note: In the catalog description from Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 138, cat. no. 433, Burrison writes, “This unique design was inspired by circular blades at the sawmill where the African American maker’s husband worked. The “teeth” are made from sewing scraps; the top was dyed with red clay and salt “on a cloudy day, so the color is cloudy.”;
Georgia, late 1800s, pieced and appliquéd quilt, cotton, “Cotton Boll” pattern, 78 x 69-1/2 in. overall
Note: In the catalog description from Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 138, cat. no. 434, Burrison writes, “Wear of the pattern’s colored material reveals that it was stitched onto the white top.”;
Ms. Sidney Fowler, Blount County, Georgia, 1870s, fabric, cotton, plaid pattern, 89 x 33 in. overall.
Note: In the catalog description from Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 136, cat. no. 406, Burrison writes, “This bolt of homespun, eight yards long, was stored away just as it came off the loom, never to be used for warm-weather dresses or shirts.”;
Annie B. Howard, Madison, Morgan County, Georgia, 1957, pieced quilt, cotton, “Brick Work” and strip pattern, 82-1/4 x 77 in. overall
Note: In the catalog description from Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 138, cat. no. 433A, Burrison writes, “This African American quilt was made as a light cover, its thin middle layer apparently a quilt top. With its framed center and improvised strip border, Anglo-American and African American design elements are combined.”
Illustrated: Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, plate 13, description on pg. 138, cat. no. 433A.
Exhibited: Previously on Loan at the Atlanta History Center for viewing in the exhibition Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in the Changing South from 1996 to 2024
Provenance: From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia
three hand forged iron drawknives: one Calvin Pierce, Murrayville, Hall County, Georgia, 1870s 9 x 4-1/4 in. overall; two by unknown makers, Trenton, Dade County and Dade County, G.A, 1800s, larger 19-1/2 x 5-1/2 in. overall
Note: In the catalog description from Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 130, cat. no. 292-94, Burrison writes "The two smaller examples were recycled from old files.";
Illustrated: Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in a Changing South, John Burrison, University of Georgia Press, 2000, pg. 80, description on pg. 130, cat. no. 293-94
Dekalb County, Georgia, maker unknown, scorpers or round shaves, 10-3/4 x 4 in. overall
Note: Attached label notes scorpers are "used in gouging out dough trays and butter paddles. From rural Dekalb County.";
Exhibited: Previously on Loan at the Atlanta History Center for viewing in the exhibition Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in the Changing South from 1996 to 2024
Provenance: From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia
John Landon Pickelsimer, Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia, circa 1900, pincers, hand-forged iron, 13 x 3-1/2 in. overall; cherry log, Gilmer County, Georgia, unknown maker, circa mid 1800s, screw plate, iron, 26-1/2 x 2 in. overall; hammer, hand-forged iron head, 8-1/4 x 3-7/8 in. overall; Georgia, circa 1900, farrier nail grabber, hand-forged iron, 19 x 2-1/2 in. overall; Wilson county, Tennessee, owned by James Steed, clawhammer, hand-forged iron head, 13 x 6-1/4 in. overall
Provenance: From the Folklife Collection of Southern Pottery Scholar, Author and Professor of English at Georgia State University, Dr. John Burrison, Atlanta, Georgia
Exhibited: Previously on Loan at the Atlanta History Center for viewing in the exhibition Shaping Traditions: Folk Arts in the Changing South from 1996 to 2024
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