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Blanket

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1815-1825

GUSN

GUSN-54861

Description

White, plain weave, lightly napped, seamed wool blanket with green zig-zag binding stitch across top and bottom; selvage edges, embroidered in two corners are stitched wool stars in green, rust, gold wool with rust circular border.

Details

Descriptive Terms

blankets (coverings)
embroidering
hand weaving
piecing
tabby (textile)
wool (textile)
Blanket
Blanket

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

66 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Clara Swasey Woodberry and George O. Swasey

Accession Number

1949.3

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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