Blanket
- Object Name:
- Blanket
- Object ID:
- 1977.047.43
- Place of Origin:
- Massachusetts
- Date:
- 1830-1890
- Description:
- Blanket. Handwoven 2/2 twill weave of tightly spun (possibly manufactured) orange two-ply S-twist worsted wool warp yarns and homespun brown and white Z-twist wool singles of a thicker woolen yarn. Two 35" width panels hand whipstitched into a butted seam, possibly selvedge to selvedge at center. Woven in a weft-faced brown and white 1" stripe pattern with stripes lined up at center seam. One panel has a 57" long color variation in the brown stripe pattern due to the use of a different lighter color brown yarn. Top and bottom hemmed 0.25". Selvedges on two sides. 20 hand-darned areas of previous repair with loosely spun two ply pink S-twist yarn.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool - Dimensions:
- W-70 L-78 inches
- Provenance:
- Collected by William L. Warren, the donor.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William L. Warren
- Subjects:
- Blankets, Bedding, Homespun, Home-woven
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