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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTextiles
Collections
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)
1865–80
1950s
About 1825
early 20th century
19th century
about 1904
20th century
second half of 19th century
1859
