Blanket, Carriage

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Blanket, Carriage

Entry/Object ID

38.04

Description

Animal Fur Carriage Blanket. Material: textile, hide and fur. Size: 56" square. Description: light colored animal fur obverse; multi-colored tapestry reverse patterned with a red fox and flowers on a green background; red, black, brown leaf and scroll border.

Context

Found in the house attic of donor. Fur resembles coyote and is visible in the upper left corner of the attached picture.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Blanket, Carriage

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Land Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Type

Animal hide is extremely dried out and brittle

Create Date

April 14, 2004

Update Date

February 21, 2025