Saddle blanket
1885–95
Object PlaceNorth America
Medium/TechniqueWeft-faced wool diamond twill weave
Dimensions179 x 82 cm (70 1/2 x 32 5/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Ware Willard
Accession number12.1083
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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.
NOTE: Willard worked as a mining engineer in California (voter registers show him in Calaveras County) and the American Southwest between 1885 and 1898.
A.D. 1000–1476
20th century
late 19th century
1970s
18th century
A.D. 1000–1476
early 20th century
late 19th century
4th-7th century A.D.