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Hudson Bay Company Four Point Witney Wool Blanket

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
Hudson Bay Company Four Point Witney Wool Blanket
For your consideration is this Hudson Bay Company four point trade wool blanket. This blanket is striped with the companies iconic green, yellow, red, and blue stripes and shows a pleasant all wool construction. A Hudson's Bay point blanket is a type of wool blanket traded by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in British North America (now Canada) and the United States during the 1700s and 1800s. The company is named for the Hudson Bay and the blankets were typically traded to First Nations in exchange for beaver pelts. This blanket shows four points as blue strips on left hand side of the blanket. The condition of the blanket is excellent with no obvious signs of damage. The measurements of this blanket are 90" x 72".