Chilkat blanket

1900–14

Object PlaceTlingit Chilkat, Northwest Indian, Native American

Medium/TechniqueWool and cedar bark; twined

DimensionsOverall (Including Fringe): 114.3 x 165.1 cm (45 x 65 in.)

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated anonymously

Accession number2008.650

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ClassificationsTextiles

Collections

ProvenanceProbably between 1905 and 1914, purchased in Vancouver, British Columbia by Joseph Clark Thoms (b. 1839 - d. 1919), Cincinnati; by descent to his granddaughter, Isabelle Resor (Mrs. Murat H.) Davidson (b. 1909 - d. 2004), Cincinnati and Barnstable, MA [see note]; 2004, by descent to her heirs; 2008, sold by the heirs of Mrs. Davidson, through Marcy Burns (dealer), New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 17, 2008)

NOTE:
Until 1981, this was on long-term loan from Mrs. Davidson to the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History (loan no. TT258).