Bidspirit auction | Early 19th century ”homespun” blanket,

Early 19th century ”homespun” blanket, 2-panel construction - A natural white woolen blanket of American manufacture, approximately 82 inches long by 69 inches wide overall, constructed of two panels or lengths, each 34 ½ inches wide from selvedge to selvedge, butt-seamed or stoated together with red yarn (the ends blanket-stitched with the same).  The wool is twill-wove and finished with a pattern of stripes 3 ¼ inches from each end, with two narrow (1/4”) stripes of dark blue framing a wider (1 ½”) stripe of red, with a narrow space of white in between.  Purchased from Hollis Broderick in 2008.