Name/Title
Trade BlanketEntry/Object ID
L2024.3.122Description
Woven wool blanket with black, yellow, red, and grey stripes.Context
This very well preserved “point blanket” was found in Stowe, Vermont and is exceedingly interesting. First, although well preserved, it had much of the wool nap worn from it compared to standard Hudson Bay and Whitney blankets that commonly came out of closets and cedar chests in turn of the century camps along Lake Champlain. Second, the “point” was inked in with indigo, indicating that the value could be assigned by the trader, something never seen in the later 19th and 20th century “Point” blankets. This was evidence of antiquity.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural ConservancyMade/Created
Date made
1790 - 1810Place
Country
EnglandContinent
EuropeLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Blanket, TradeNomenclature Primary Object Term
BlanketNomenclature Class
BeddingNomenclature Category
Category 02: Furnishings