ca. 1869
GUSN-46866
Wool yarn. Nine blocks: four maroon rectangles; five cream squares. Crocheted to imitate Berlinwork canvas. Multicolor smyrna cross stitch on each cream square. Floral motif in center and two corners. Paisley in remaining corners. Maroon scalloped border.
blankets (coverings)
crocheting
embroidering
wool (textile)
Blanket, Carriage
Blanket, Carriage
Pennell, Lucinda Appleton (Maker)
35 x 35 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth M. Dunham and Miss Ethel A. Pennell
1963.398
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