Blanket or Serape

Woven Textile

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DPR Collections

Serape

Serape

Name/Title

Blanket or Serape

Description

Primarily white textile with bands on either end of narrow blue lines at the top and bottom, followed by narrow blue, white and blue bands, a row of red diamonds, then narrow blue, white and blue bands. The central field is decorated mainly with small rectangles of red and blue, while the center is decorated with a series of larger bars, crosses and serrated diamonds, all in red and blue, and laid out to form a central diamond.

Use

Wrap or blanket

Woven Textile Details

Textile Shape

Rectangular

Weave Type

Tapestry Weave

Warp

Average Warp Count

12

Warp Colors

White

Warp Materials

Cotton

Weft

Weft Count

80

Weft Colors

White, Blue, Red

Weft Materials

Wool

Notes

The weft is very fine and soft, and it is difficult to count the weft threads per inch.

Dimensions

Width

43 in

Length

78 in

Dimension Notes

The fringes extend approximately 4 3/4" to 5 1/2" inches.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Catherine J. Carroll