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Title	Woven blanket: linen and wool
Creator	unknown
Medium of Original	crafts (art genres)
Date of Orginal	1850/1890
Dimensions	89" x 85"
Description	This handwoven blanket made of linen and wool is butter color with two panels and a seam down the middle of the blanket. Although the maker of this blanket is unknown, it was probably made in the mid to late 1800s and is typical of the linsey-woolsey blankets commonly made and used throughout Appalachian households during that time period.
Subject - Topic	Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft	Weaving -- Appalachian Region, Southern Household linens -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Craft Category	textiles
Time Period	pre-1890
Source Institution	Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Center
Collection	Sue Hedden Benson Collection
Inventory Number	MHC_95_01_001
Copyright Information	All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Mountain Heritage Center, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher	Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Woven blanket: linen and wool