This cornhusk doll was made by May Ritchie Deschamps (1896-1982) of Swanannoa, North Carolina, circa late 1940s. The doll is a woman wearing a dress and cape with a bow tied in front of her waist. Her face is drawn with markers. She is holding two...
This cornhusk doll was made by May Ritchie Deschamps (1896-1982) of Swannanoa, North Carolina, ca. late 1940s. The doll wears a green dress with a bow tied in the back. The doll has fingers and is carrying a piece of corn shuck (possibly...
This cornhusk doll was made by May Ritchie Deschamps (1896-1982) of Swannanoa, North Carolina, ca. late 1940s. The doll wears a hat and elaborate dress made of dark-colored shucks. The woman is carrying a basket, has fingers and hair. There is a...
This promotional postcard was produced by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild's Allanstand craft shop and features a family of cornhusk dolls made by Margaret C. Revis. These dolls were sold by the Allanstand shop dating back to the 1920s. ...
This cornhusk doll, named "Cornelius Husk," was designed and made by Margaret Revis and sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries starting in the 1920s. With Revis' permission, the Alanstand shop patented the doll's design in April 1930 and...
This text describing cornhusk doll maker May Ritchie Deschamps (1896-1982) was written for inclusion in the catalog for "Crafts of Cornhusk," an exhibition produced by the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild in 1981. The piece provides biographical...
This early 1900s cornhusk doll was made by Margaret Revis as part of her Husk Family of dolls. This would be Junior of the junior twins. He originally carried a walking stick. His face is inked onto a cornhusk form.
This early 1900s cornhusk doll was made by Margaret Revis as part of her Husk Family of dolls. This would be Millie of the junior twins. The face was inked onto a cornhusk form.
Cornhusk doll was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1940s. The doll is made in the form of an African-American woman dressed in a purple skirt, red top, purple hat holding a purple umbrella.
This cornhusk Little Red Riding Hood doll was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1930s. The doll is dressed in a red cape and carries a small basket.
This photograph of Frances Elizabeth Parker Nicholson (1897-1990) in the 1940s or 1950s shows her with a selection of her cornhusk crafts. As a self-taught craftsperson, Nicholson began experimenting with cornhusk crafts in the 1930s. She devised...
This cornhusk hat was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1940s. The hat is finished with a nylon scarf band and bow, lined with nylon.
These cornhusk slippers, made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1930s, are lined with rust-colored fabric and tied with yellow ribbon.
This illustrated guide was produced for an exhibition on cornhusk crafts held at the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild's Folk Art Center Museum, October 3 through December 4, 1981. The guide gives a brief history of cornhusk crafts and lists the...
This photograph depicts a set of cornhusk dolls, known as the "Husk Family," made by Margaret Revis and sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries starting in the 1920s. The two black faced dolls have nut heads, while the others are entirely of...
This article on corn shuck or cornhusk crafts was written by Harriet Cushman Wilkie in the early 1920s. She tells briefly about using corn shucks to make a hat, decorate a lampshade, and fashion a doll. Wilkie served as the manager of the...
This cornhusk doll, named "Cornelius Husk," was designed and made by Margaret Carson Revis and sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries starting in the 1920s. With Revis' permission, the Alanstand shop patented the doll's design in April 1930...
This cornhusk doll, named "Maizie Husk," was designed and made by Margaret Carson Revis and sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries starting in the 1920s. With Revis' permission, the Allanstand shop patented the doll's design in April 1930 and...
