[Papers]. 1900-1915.

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[Papers]. 1900-1915.

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Contains correspondence to Chapman from Harmon Goodwin, a fellow weaver from South Berwick, Me., ca. 1912; over 80 weaving drafts on paper and wood created by and/or collected by Chapman; over 60 photographs of coverlets and their patterns documented by Chapman; and 5 small woven samples. Much of the correspondence from Harmon Goodwin is instructions on how to draw and how to weave, with notes about drafts he corrected for Chapman. Three of the letters contain several references to Laura M. Allen, a noted basket-maker, hand-weaver, and collector of early textiles and weaving drafts. Many drafts in this collection are done in pencil; seven are done on wood. It appears many were drawn or copied by Chapman, sent to Goodwin, and returned with his comments. Others are original designs by Goodwin sent to Chapman with instructions on how to follow the draft and the "best" way to weave it. The photographs, ca. 1910, are of coverlets. The woven samples appear to have been meant for instruction and practice.

3 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7762211

American Textile History Museum Library

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Chapman, Ernest D.

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There is little biographical information about Ernest D. Chapman, a weaver who lived in Clark's Falls, Conn. and South Berwick, Me. He and Harmon Goodman, a fellow weaver from South Berwick, are both mentioned in "A Book of Hand-Woven Coverlets," by Eliza Hall Calvert (1922), and "A Handweaver's Source Book: A Selection of 224 Patterns from the Laura M. Allen Collection," edited by Marguerite Porter Davison (1953). From the description of [Papers]. 1900-1915. (American Textile Histor...

Goodwin, Harmon.

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Allen, Laura Mary

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Allen and Young were weavers and collectors of weavers' drafts. The materials were originally collected by Allen, then acquired by Young, who added to the collection. From the description of [Papers] / Laura M. Allen and Helen D. Young. 1900-1949. (American Textile History Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 49937776 ...