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.
This photograph from the mid 1940s shows the Nicki Jack George family at work at their home. In the foreground is Davis George and his twin sister Lucy George (Long) with a saw, Nicki Jack George in the brimmed hat, Jarrett Blythe with the peavy...
The doll was made of cornhusks by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C., in the 1930s. The doll is dressed in a natural colored skirt, hat and top, trimmed in red. The doll is holding a basket and has blond woolen braids.
This small decorative pin cushion was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1950s. Shaped like a hat made of cornhusks, the pin cushion has a crocheted top over lace and is decorated with ribbon and flowers.
This pottery figure of a woman with a hat was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) probably during the 1920s. This early figure is roughly painted with a clear overglaze. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery...
The doll was made of cornhusks by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C., in the 1930s. The doll is dressed in a natural colored skirt, hat and top, trimmed in red. The doll is holding a basket and has blond woolen braids.
Sylva (N.C.); Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
This photograph offers a rooftop view of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's procession down Main Street of Sylva, North Carolina. President Roosevelt traveled by automobile from Knoxville, Tennessee, to Asheville, N.C. on a tour of the Great Smoky...
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 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 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 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 painted stoneware figure of a woman was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) probably between 1925 and 1935. The clay body is painted with a clear over glaze. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting...
This cornhusk mouse was made by Frances Nicholson of Jackson County, N.C. in the 1940s. The mouse is dressed in a red hat and skirt and has pins that help hold it together.
