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Title	Knotted bed canopy
Creator	Allanstand Cottage Industries
Medium of Original	photographs
Date of Orginal	1910/1919
Dimensions	3.75" x 5.5"
Description	This photograph depicts an example of a handmade testers or bed canopies available for sale from Allanstand Cottage Industries in the early 1900s. A note on the back of the photograph reads: "Testers made to order. $40.00 up -" with "Allanstand Cottage Industries, Inc., 6 Government St., Asheville, N.C." stamped beside it. The maker or source of the netting is unknown.
Subject - Topic	Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern Craft shops -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern Handicraft industries -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Furniture -- Appalachian Region, Southern Household linens -- Appalachian Region, Southern Textile crafts -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Group	Allanstand Cottage Industries
Craft Category	textiles
Time Period	1910s
Source Institution	Southern Highland Craft Guild
Collection	Frances L. Goodrich Collection
Inventory Number	SHCG_FLG3_4_7
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Knotted bed canopy