Button blanket
1865–80
Medium/TechniqueFulled wool; twill, embroidered with shells and mother-of-pearl buttons.
DimensionsHeight x width: 144.8 x 181.6 cm (57 x 71 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund
Accession number2007.498
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ProvenanceDr. Bruce Ruddick (b. 1913 - d. 1992), Montreal and New York; May 1, 2007, sale, Whitaker Auction Co., Philadelphia, lot 219, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 27, 2007)
mid- to late 19th century
1950s
19th century
19th century
About 1825
About 1865
19th century
About 1863
about 1904
early 20th century