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 blue wool homespun blanket is covered with crocheted figures of animals and a potted plant. A tree is grounded at the bottom. In a 1959 interview with John Parris, Donaldson said, "I can't rightly tell you how I come to make the first one. Nobody taught me or showed me. I never got the ideas from anybody and I never copied one for the good reason I'd never seen one, much less heard tell of one." Donaldson made these blankets in the 1930s.

Handicraft

Needlework -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Textile crafts -- Appalachian Region, Southern

Textile fabrics

North Carolina Digital Heritage Center

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https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/15018