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Blanket (Diyugi)

1880–90
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueWool tapestry weave, interlocked joins
DimensionsLength x width ( ): 134 × 193.7 cm (52 3/4 × 76 1/4 in.)
Other (Top Edge): 193.7 cm (76 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Ware Willard
Accession number12.1091
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
ProvenanceBetween about 1885 and 1898, probably acquired by John Ware Willard (b. 1859 - d. 1914), Brookline, MA [see note]; 1912, gift of John Ware Willard to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 7, 1912)

NOTE: Willard worked as a mining engineer in California (voter registers show him in Calaveras County) and the American Southwest between 1885 and 1898.