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Button blanket

Button blanket

mid- to late 19th century
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueWool twill appliqued and embroidered with mother-of-pearl buttons, printed cotton plain weave
DimensionsLength x width: 177.8 x 144.8 cm (70 x 57 in.)
Credit LineThe Heritage Fund for a Diverse Collection
Accession number2015.901
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ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceOctober 26, 1979, anonymous (private collector, New York) sale, Sotheby’s New York, sale 4291, lot 333. April 24, 1982, anonymous (private collector, New York) sale, Sotheby’s, New York, sale 4842Y, lot 447. September 12, 2013, anonymous sale, Klein James Seattle Auction Gallery, lot 72, sold. December 9, 2013, anonymous sale (private collector, Colorado), Bonhams, San Francisco, lot 1140, unsold. December 2014 sold by anonymous collector, Colorado to Charles Moreau Gallery; 2015, sold by Charles Moreau Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 18, 2015)