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Wearing blanket
Native American, Diné [Navajo]
1855–1866
Object Place: New Mexico, United States, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Wool interlocked tapestry weave
Dimensions
Overall: 141.6 x 184.2 cm (55 3/4 x 72 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Harold D. Walker and Miss Eleanor W. Brooks in memory of their mother Mrs. N. B. K. Brooks
Accession Number52.1369
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionStriped horizontally red, blue and gray; on broad red stripes, terraced chevrons and crosses. Interlocked tapestry weave with lazy lines. 3-ply Saxony or Zephyr yarns imported from Germany with unravelled yarns, S-spun worsted, predominantly dyed with lac; tassels at four corners with light purple-dyed yarn, probably early aniline purple
ProvenanceBetween about 1866 and 1870, acquired in New Mexico by Adelaide Ludlam Waters (b. 1842), Philadelphia [see note]; to her daughter, Maude Waters (Mrs. Napoleon Bonaparte Kneass) Brooks (b. 1869 - d. 1944), Philadelphia and Brookline, MA; to her daughters, Barbara Brooks (Mrs. Harold D.) Walker (b. 1903 - d. 1978) and Eleanor W. Brooks (b. 1897 - d. 1972); 1952, gift of Barbara Brooks Walker and Eleanor W. Brooks to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 11, 1952)
NOTE: In 1866, Adelaide Ludlum married John Waters at Fort Wingate, NM, where they lived until 1870.
NOTE: In 1866, Adelaide Ludlum married John Waters at Fort Wingate, NM, where they lived until 1870.