Cornhusk doll: Cornelius Husk

Cornhusk doll: Cornelius Husk

Allanstand Cottage Industries

Cornhusk craft

Dolls

Handicraft

Handicraft industries

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 received exclusive rights to the doll for seven years. The doll has a woven hat, fingers, pants, and shoes. The legs and feet are made from wooden sticks. It is the natural corn shuck color and a face has been drawn on. The Husk family and other cornhusk dolls were featured on postcards and pricelists for the Allanstand craft shop. This particular doll was apparently sent to John Parris, longtime columnist for the Asheville Citizen-Times newspaper, by Margaret Roberts, manager of the Allanstand shop in 1960. This item is in fragile condition.

Revis, Margaret C.

John Parris Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1930

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crafts (art genres)

StillImage

12280

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2006-03-01

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Buncombe County (N.C.)

Appalachian Region, Southern

11" x 3" x 2.5"(dimension)

Craft Revival