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Infant Blanket
Infant Blanket

Infant Blanket

Textile MakerMade by Unknown
Dateabout 1870-1900
MediumWool with silk embroidery and crocheted wool edging
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 43 x 43in. (43in., 109.2cm)
ClassificationsTextiles
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionInfant blanket of ecru, plain-woven wool flannel, with a 1 1/2-inch-wide edging of crocheted wool in a matching color. Two opposing corners are embroidered in cream-colored silk with a design of a spray of flowers and wheat ears. The blue marking of the pattern is visible under the embroidery.
Object number1996.174.0
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Infant Blanket
    Lines family
    about 1870-1900
    Infant Blanket
    Unknown
    about 1840
    Infant Blanket
    Mary Apthorp
    1864
    Infant Blanket
    Unknown
    about 1875-1900
    Proper left side
    Charles Clark
    1830-1840
    Petticoat
    Elizabeth Whitman
    about 1890-1900
    Infant's Petticoat
    Mary Pratt Lewis
    about 1874
    Infant's Petticoat
    Unknown
    about 1860-1890
    Gift of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, 1964.35.0  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © …
    Elizabeth Swan
    1761-1778
    Gift of Charles S. MacDonough, 1847.12.0  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Commodore Thomas MacDonough
    1812-1814