Object class: Coverings and hangings / Taxon: Dactylopius coccus / Loans: S1973-1974 #39: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 27, 1973–January 8, 1974) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object class Coverings and hangings Taxon Dactylopius coccus Loans S1973-1974 #39: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 27, 1973–January 8, 1974)

Hearst Museum object titled Blanket, accession number 2-45107, described as Wool in tapestry weave; indigo blue and white on dark red ground; widthwise design divided into three sections by blue bands; upper and lower third: blue terraced zigzags and broken-stripe bands; middle third: alternating blue and white terraced zigzags and alternating blue and white broken stripe bands in diamond design; all edges repaired with buttonhole stitch (no original selvedge); minor old repairs to body. Red: raveled two-ply cochineal-dyed bayeta; white, indigo blue: one-ply native handspun.