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Wed, Sep 24, 2025 11:00AM EDT
Lot 96

TWO HOMESPUN WOOL BLANKETS, ELIZABETH HULSE, LONG ISLAND, NY, c. 1770

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Pair of homespun & handwoven wool blankets from the trousseau of Elizabeth Hulse, Long Island, NY, c. 1770, 2 loom widths joined: 1 w/ warp single thread warp stripes w/ crossbands of brown & pale indigo blue, 80” x 72”, (light wear, minor discoloration, sm light spot stains); 1 w/ two-color cross check in indigo & natural brown wool on cream wool, 80” x 72”, (few tiny-0.25” holes, light wear, sm pulls) both excellent. Provenance: Brooklyn Museum.

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