Museum fundraiser brings textile historian to Christiansburg
The elaborate fabrics gracing the Mockingbird Cafe dining tables Thursday in Christiansburg weren’t the normal restaurant linens.
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The elaborate fabrics gracing the Mockingbird Cafe dining tables Thursday in Christiansburg weren’t the normal restaurant linens.
A coverlet made by an enslaved woman near Christiansburg circa 1850 has been placed on the Virginia Association of Museums’ Top 10 Endangered Artifacts list for 2020, making it eligible
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A story and a handwoven coverlet are all that bear witness...