BLANKET
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1930
- Date Range To
- 1940
- Materials
- WOOL, COTTON
- Catalogue Number
- P19850034000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1930
- Date Range To
- 1940
- Materials
- WOOL, COTTON
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Length
- 227.0
- Width
- 167.0
- Description
- WOOL BLANKET, PINKISH COLOR WITH COTTON RICE SACK SEWN TO ONE END TO EXTEND LENGTH. "EXTRA FANCY KOKUHO RICE BILL & ED KODA SO. DOS PALOS, CALIF." PROBABLY ONE SACK DIVIDED AND SEWN IN. FADED BLUE STAIN TOWARDS ONE CORNER. IMPERFECTIONS IN WEAVE INDICATE POSSIBLY HAND WOVEN. BLUE INK STAINS ON END OPPOSITE TO SACK. SEAM ON END OPPOSITE TO SACK HAS BEEN LEFT UNHEMMED.
- Subjects
- BEDDING
- Historical Association
- DOMESTIC
- History
- RICE SACK WAS ADDED DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION WHEN GROWING CHILDREN NEEDED LONGER BLANKETS. DONOR OF JAPANESE EXTRACTION DID NOT WISH TO BE IDENTIFIED. LIVED DURING THE DEPRESSION IN UNITED STATES, NOW RESIDING IN ALBERTA.
- Catalogue Number
- P19850034000
- Acquisition Date
- 1985 08
- Collection
- Museum
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