Crocheted Granny Square Blanket
date: label: Date
content: Mid-20th century
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content: In the mid-twentieth century, handmade goods began taking on new significance amidst an increasingly industrialized and consumer-oriented society. This crocheted blanket provides a colorful example of how craft can transform an ordinary household object. Resembling a quilt, brown yarn binds individual squares together in rows of fourteen by twenty-four. Sometimes known as “Granny squares,” a stereotype referring to grandmothers who crochet, each square features a flower, mainly in hues of green, pink, yellow, and blue yarn. The blanket is part of a collection of household items, including textiles, (2008.0002.0002-2008.0002.0012) and archival materials (ACMA.06-062) that tell the story of the Ford Family of Jersey City, NJ.
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content: Anacostia Community Museum Collection
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content: Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Theresa Allen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Anacostia Community Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2008.0002.0012
objectType: label: Type
content: blanket
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: 38 7/8 × 66 15/16 in. (98.8 × 170 cm)