Saddle Blanket

Provenance

James Economos, New York, by 1970s [this and the following according to letter from Father Peter J. Powell, Sept. 11, 2018; copy in curatorial object file]; by exchange to Father Peter J. Powell (1928–2022), Chicago, 1970s [on loan to the Art Institute of Chicago from Feb. 24, 1977, incoming receipt, RX10969; copy in curatorial object file; Maurer 1977, 169]; by descent to his children, 2022; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2023.

Saddle Blanket

Cheyenne

c. 1855

Accession Number

122705

Medium

Buffalo hide and glass beads

Dimensions

110 × 61 cm (43 5/16 × 24 1/16 in.)

Classification

beadwork

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of the Powell Family in memory of their parents Father Peter Powell and Virginia Raisch Powell