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: 2002/131/144
: British Empire & Commonwealth
: Material/Textile
: Twenty first century Hudson Bay Company blanket. Cream felted wool blanket with woven coloured stripes in blue, yellow, red and green. The number of points (black and blue lines) woven into the edge of the blanket showed how many beavers the blanket had cost to buy. Rectangular fabric label with gold embroidered writing which reads: 'Hudson's Bay Point Blanket Couverture a points de la Baie d'Hudson (circular Co logo) The Seal of Quality Le sceau de Qualite 100% WOOL. Made in England. Faite au Angleterre. CA 00234' Measurements 2170mm x 1890mm
: British Empire & Commonwealth Museum Collection
: Canada, North America, Americas: Transferred from the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, 2012