Heritage Reproductions

Heritage Reproductions of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee are faithful reproductions and adaptations of the craft legacy of the rolling hills and mountains of this southern Appalachian region. Based on more than 10 years of research by William King Regional Arts Center’s Cultural Heritage Project, these Heritage Products are representative of more than 2000 documented objects, everything from furniture, to textiles, woodworking, metalsmithing, pottery, and baskets.



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Great Road Style

Great Road Style

Great Road Style: The Decorative Arts Legacy of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee by Betsy K. White This beautifully illustrated book (197 color photographs) is the first comprehensive documentation of this region's distinctive material culture and its contribution to the development of...
$59.95

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Sowing and Gathering Basket

Sowing and Gathering Basket

This reproduction basket was closely adapted from a circa 1900 utility basket from the Clintwood area of Dickenson County, Virginia. The historic basket was made from split oak and was probably used for sowing seeds or gathering nuts. Its lovely acorn shape could be comfortably and securely cradled...
$55.00

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Small Feather Basket

Small Feather Basket

This basket is closely adapted from a circa 1900 split-oak storage basket from Washington County, Virginia. The historic basket was probably made to store goose feathers for the featherbed tick (mattress) so common in the region during the 19th century. This large basket was crafted with simple...
$125.00

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Feather Basket

Feather Basket

This basket is closely adapted from a circa 1900 split-oak storage basket from Washington County, Virginia. The historic basket was probably made to store goose feathers for the featherbed tick (mattress) so common in the region during the 19th century. This large basket was crafted with simple...
$285.00

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Susan Fields’ Day Dress for Dolls

Susan Fields’ Day Dress for Dolls

During the mid-19th century, housewives, particularly those who lived in towns rather than out in the country, often referred to the dress they wore for their everyday activities as a “day dress”. Susan Fields, who lived in the town of Abingdon, Virginia during this time, very likely had day...
$65.00

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Susan Fields’ Afternoon Dress for Dolls

Susan Fields’ Afternoon Dress for Dolls

During the mid-19th century, housewives, particularly those who lived in towns, wore dresses made of elegant silk materials and trimmings to afternoon teas and other daytime social events. Such dresses were called “afternoon dresses”. Susan Fields lived in Abingdon, Virginia, in a new brick house...
$75.00

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Wreath of Roses Doll Quilt

Wreath of Roses Doll Quilt

This doll quilt is based on an 1870 cotton appliqué quilt made in Lee County, Virginia, by Sarah Henderson Russell Evans. Mrs. Evans stitched the quilt for her family whose descendants still treasure it. She made it of homespun and cotton. Its central motif, often called “Wreath of Roses” was...
$65.00

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Eagle-Carved Doll Bed

Eagle-Carved Doll Bed

This doll bed is based on a late 19th-century bed made by Hiram K. Starnes of the Starnes Bluff area of Scott County, Virginia. The historic headboard was crafted of mixed woods, with Eastlake reeding on the bedposts. It features a striking relief-carving of an eagle flanked by starbursts. This...
$275.00

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Wreath of Roses Pillow

Wreath of Roses Pillow

This quilted pillow is based on an 1870 cotton appliqué quilt made in Lee County, Virginia, by Sarah Henderson Russell Evans. Mrs. Evans stitched the quilt for her family whose descendants still treasure it. She made it of homespun and cotton. Its central motif, often called “Wreath of Roses”, was...
$55.00

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Ram’s Head Andirons

Ram’s Head Andirons

This work was reproduced from 19th-century andirons from Northeast Tennessee, possibly from Johnson County, an area with a strong history of ironwork. The historic andirons could have been made from railroad spikes split and hammered into the shape of a ram’s head. This stylized motif gives a...
$295.00

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