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Artist
Date1870-90
Mediumhomespun wool and various dyes
Dimensions58 × 67 in. (147.3 × 170.2 cm)
ClassificationsTextile, Fiber Arts, & Beadwork
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Amy Tanler
Object numberPC2023.45.1
DescriptionThis unique second-phase woman’s wearing blanket is distinguished with narrow black, gray, and white stripes. The dyes, only available after 1869, include a mixture of commercial yellow, red, and purple. The rectangular center design is bordered in red and is distinctive for its use of a single purple stripe, which is diagnostic of blankets made between the 1870 -1889. The center segment is woven in a herringbone pattern with yellow, white and gray white stripes. This pattern is mirrored to create the chevron, or “V"-shaped, appearance. The blanket is made entirely of homespun wool, with the exception of the corners which are bordered with commercially dyed red yarn. The blacket appears to have been woven in a weft-faced plain weave with dovetail joints on a frame loom.
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