Blanket

Datec. 1870

Object PlaceFort Union, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWool, commercial and homespun yarns

ClassificationsTextiles

Dimensions76 x 52 1/2 inches (193 x 133.35 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Descendents of Helen Weeks Winchester and Captain Harrison Samual Weeks

Object number1987.93

DescriptionOblong wearing blanket made of loom-woven wool yarn (three-ply S twist) in red, white, green, orange, black, and navy. The pattern consists of serrated diamonds and zig-zag stripes arranged across the short dimension. The motifs are arranged in three broad panels, with red pendant diamonds framed by orange zig-zag stripes against a background of thin red and green stripes in the center, and panels of red-and-white or black-and-white diamonds framed by green, red, and white zig-zag stripes with green and black or orange and black triangle motifs in the interstices, on either side of the central panels. The three panels are framed by thin stripes in orange, red, and navy.

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