Blanket

blanket

Name/Title

Blanket

Entry/Object ID

2007.48.1

Description

Woold blanket embroidered with a folk-art style farm scene. The blanket itself is white wool and has been decorated with worsted yarn of various colors through embroidery. The embroidery depicts scenes from a rural Vermont town, including fir and apple trees, sheep, deer, town buildings such as a church, school, and red farmhouse with blue doors located at the bottom center, as well as connecting roads. At the bottom of the blanket, there is a brown and gray fence with flowers growing at the fence posts. The blanket is bound on all sides with a 2-inch yellow satin ribbon, with basting threads that have not been removed. In the bottom right-hand corner, the artist embroidered in black thread "D.O.W. 1978". The backing of the blanket is made of a heavy cotton orange and green flowered print.

Context

Made by Dorothy O. White of Castleton, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2007.48

Source or Donor

White, Geoffrey

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Dorothy O. White

Made/Created

Artist

White, Dorothy Onthank (1897-1991)

Date made

1978

Place

Town

Castleton

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Blanket

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

73 in

Width

66 in

Material

Wool, Cotton, Silk