Not Given, Walnut Creek, Near, Kansas, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1869
Notes:
FROM CARD: "PART OF GRAVE ESCORT GOODS, CHEYENNE CHILD'S PLATFORM BURIAL. TECHNICAL IDENTIFICATION BY MISS WINDHORST, DIV. OF TEXTILES, USNM, MAY 1947:- "A 56 1/2" X 72" FULLED, NAPPED, REVERSIBLE, FABRIC WOVEN IN 2/2 TWILL WEAVE TO THE RIGHT ON A SPECIAL BLANKET LOOM WHICH ALLOWS A WIDTH OF 100" OR MORE; THREAD COUNT 20 X 20; 100% WOOL YARNS MADE OF SHORT STAPLE FIBERS WHICH PRODUCE A COARSE UNEVEN YARN WITH PROTRUDING SHORT ENDS; HAVING A SOMEWHAT TIGHTLY TWISTED WARP YARN FOR THE FOUNDATION OF THE BLANKET, AND A LIGHTLY TWISTED WEFT YARN SUITED TO NAPPING; PROBABLY YARN DYED WITH NATURAL DYES; BASIC COLOR CARDINAL RED WIT. ONE 4-INC AND 4 1/4" END STRIPES PRODUCED BY THE USE OF BLACK WEFT YARNS HAVING TWO 3 1/2" AND ONE 3 3/4" NARROW (1/2") APPLIED SIDE STRIPES SPACED 2" FROM THE END STRIPE AND AT 1 1/2 " INTERVALS, AFFECTED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF BLACK YARNS ON ONE SIDE AREA OF WHAT PROBABLY WAS CONSIDERED THE RIGHT SIDE AS INDICATED BY THE SLIGHTLY HEAVIER NAP; UNBOUND ENDS; USED PROBABLY AS A BLANKET. PROPER NAME: WOOL BLANKETING. STROUD." SEE B.A.E. 1ST ANNUAL REPORT, PP. 162-3.
