Rio Grande Blanket

NameRio Grande Blanket

CultureHispanic American

Datec. 1890

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumCommerical cotton string, wool

Dimensions90 3/16 × 38 9/16 in. (229 × 98 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mrs. Hatton L. Clark, A.1960.21.3

Object numberA.1960.21.3

Collections

Rio Grande Textiles

DescriptionSerape type; woven in two stripes; warps are commercial cotton string; 10 warps in 2.5 cm (or 1 inch); wefts commercial (Germantown), 4 ply; pattern, plain striped ends; large central lozenge extended to side borders, diamonds and serrated bands over body of piece; colors: red, yellow, blue, purple, green, black and white.