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Culture:American
Title:blanket
Date Made:1800-1830
Type:Bedding
Materials:textile: wool, silk
Place Made:United States
Measurements:overall: 83 in x 83 in; 210.8 cm x 210.8 cm
Accession Number:  HD F.115
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Handspun and handwoven wool blanket in blue and pink checks with a center seam hand-stitiched with silk thread and darned with silk thread, and both ends turned under ahd hemmed with an 1/8" hem. The blue is likely form indigo and and pink from cochineal. Conditon: one side is severely faded.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Silk; Wool

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