Blanket

2019.0205.023

Blanket
Creation Date
1833
Materials

Dimensions

29.5 in. W x 66 in. L Item (Overall)

Description
Home-grown, homespun, home-dyed, Danish linsey-woolsey. Blue and red, with yellow-red stripes near ends. Dyes were made with mosses, lichens, berries, etc.Donated by Grunnet-Leerskov Collection on September 1, 1946. Made in family home as part of dowry of great-grandmother of donor.

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