Cow blanket

Cow blanket

Donaldson, Kate Clayton, ca. 1864-1960

1930/1939

This cow blanket, was made by Kate Clayton Donaldson (ca. 1864-1960), more commonly known as "Granny" Donaldson, of Marble, North Carolina. The blanket consist of a backing or ground made of a solid homespun fabric to which hand crocheted animals, trees, flowers and people are applied. According to Allen Eaton in Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands, Donaldson saw a similar blanket used in Italy to drape over the backs of cows during festivals and created her own version. This particular blanket dates to the 1930s.

North Carolina Digital Heritage Center

English

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https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/13781

Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern

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