Blanket

Date1810-1840

MediumWool; cotton sewing threads (fiber identification by microscope)

DimensionsOW: 76"; OL: 88"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1952-72

DescriptionThis is a rectangular blanket woven in a very dark blackish blue and white large-scale plaid. The blanket is constructed from two loom widths of twill-woven fabric, butted and seamed down the middle. Narrow hems finish the ends and selvages finish the sides.
Label TextThis bold plaid blanket is woven of heavy wool in a windowpane check using very dark blackish-blue indigo and natural. The blanket descended in the previous owner's family that came from New England and later the Western Reserve of Ohio.
ProvenanceDescended in last owner's family who came from New England and the Western Reserve of Ohio.