Blanket

Name/Title

Blanket

Entry/Object ID

2019.15.1

Description

Brown heather wool blanket with serged edges. There is a fabric tag in one corner woven with an illustration of hills and trees and the label, "WARRANTED All Wool / VERMONT NATIVES INDUSTRIES / BRIDGEWATER - VERMONT".

Context

Vermont Natives Industries ran a woolen mill in Bridgewater for most of the 20th century, closing the operation in 1973. The mill is now a shopping and craft center. It is the oldest remaining 19th century, wood-frame woolen mill building and an example of the kind of mill that existed in dozens of towns throughout the state. A cotton mill preceded the woolen mill, beginning in 1828 and operated until 1835, burning in 1852. A new structure was built that same year and began operating at a woolen mill.

Acquisition

Accession

2019.15

Source or Donor

Frank, Samuel

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Vermont Natives Industries

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Blanket

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

58 in

Length

77 in

Material

Wool

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Bridgewater

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America