Object Number 1957.0079.001

Object Name

Bedcover (Blanket)

Category

Textiles (Furnishing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Myrtle J. Brooks

Place of Origin

Canada, North America

Origin Notes

Textile scholar Adrienne Hood has identified this as 18th-century Canadian weaving.

Date

1700-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; pinned to one corner; "wool and / cotton / petticoat ? / Canadian per / Adrienne Hood / 18th c. / weave structures." and on opposite side "medley / twisted / blue & white / strip / not worsted " (handwritten in pencil on paper hang tag)
2. Label; pinned to one corner; "57.79.1 / Blue blanket / (blue, white stripes) / wool/ cotton. linen / 95" x 34 1/2" / (one of two) / gift of Mrs. Myrtle Brooks" (handwritten in ink on fabric hang tag)

Materials

Wool; Cotton; Linen

Techniques

Woven

Construction Description

Hand-stitched

Dimensions (inches)

91.25 (L) , 34.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

231.775 (L) , 88.265 (W)

Object Description

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