Sheep To Shawl

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Sheep To Shawl

Entry/Object ID

VC.2005.4

Description

Van Cortlandt Manor "From Sheep To Shawl" event sign: Light orange paper background; green and brown lettering and image; image of woman in upper center area in period clothing seated and pulling wool on a spinning wheel; at top "Eighteenth Century Cloth-Making at the 3rd annual/ "From Sheep to Shawl"/ Attend / this demonstration of Colonial American wool spinning, / dyeing and weaving methods./ Saturday and Sunday, May 20 and 21 from 1 to 5 P.M. / at / Van Cortlandt Manor, in Croton-on-Hudson/ also/ Candle Dipping and Soap Making/ Costumed Hostesses will guide visitors through Manor Buildings/ Refreshments/ Admission: / Adults $1.00 / Children .50 / (under 6 free) / Participants / The Handweavers Guild of Westchester County / Brooklyn Botanic Garden / Sleepy Hollow Restorations"; on back, stencilled letters in green, red, and blue ink, states " S WOOD / WORK'S".

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Date made: May 20, 21, 1967

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

18 in

Depth

10-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 18 x 10 1/8 in. (45.7 x 25.7 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Paper is faded and dirty and warped; upper left corner is torn from being stapled; upper right corner is missing large piece in corner; lower left is creased in corner and missing large piece of paper along bottom left edge; water drop ring on lower left side; 1" horizontal tear on lower right side; lower right corner has large piece missing along bottom edge.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

VC.2005.9 - Sign - Similar item VC.2005.10 - Sign - Similar item VC.2005.8 - Sign - Similar item VC.2005.11 - Sign - Similar item VC.2005.5 - Sign - Similar item VC.2005.6 - Sign - Similar item VC.2005.7 - Sign - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

The first SHR/HHV "Sheep to Shawl" event was June 12, 1965. The event was called "From Sheep to Shawl" (the title was shortened by the 4th annual festival held in 1968). The first event included many of the activities that became annual features, including demonstrations by The Handweavers Guild of Westchester County. In the mid-1960s Philipsburg Manor was undergoing restoration, meaning the event had to be held at VCM. Evidently sheep were brought to the site for the event, but livestock has not ever been a part of VCM interpretation during the SHR/HHV era. The date of the change in location to PM is unknown. Note: Despite at least one article stating she attended a "Wool Gathering," Lady Bird Johnson did not visit VCM during a public Sheep to Shawl event; it appears that during her visit to the site in May 23, 1968, many of the demonstrations were done for her by the Guild, but that the public was not in attendance. The Guild presented the First Lady with a handwoven shawl (which was not specifically identified as being woven at VCM). According to local newspaper listings, the public event was held that year in June 8-9. A report on Sheep to Shawl events and wool processing, including many images (plus the cover image) taken at PM Sheep to Shawl, appeared in Early American Life magazine in April, 2008 [Jessa Krick, 4/24/2020].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 27D

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial