Colorful Plaid Blanket Heavy With Embelishment

I have two of these blankets. They are the same style, just different color palate. It is quite heavy. 60 inches wide by 86 inches long.
The photo of the blanket on the floor is not completely unfolded. The pattern on the top and bottom is the same. I am thinking these are 1930's maybe? Any help would be greatly appreciated. No holes, just a few pulls. The next to last picture shows the
back side where the pom poms are sewed and the turned edging with the hand stiching.

 

Hmm. Interesting dimensions. Shorter and narrower than a modern twin blanket. Are the Pom poms the same fiber as the blanket, or just exceptionally well color matched? Any idea what the fabric is? If not, you could snip off a little bit of the loose thread from a Pom Pom and do a burn test.

Cool blanket no matter what.. would love a picture of the other one! Where did they come from? I’d bet they used to be on two twin beds in the same room.

 

Are they wool? Photos provided make them look like a heavy cotton. Is there any known history? My first impression would have been 1970s due to the colors of the one shown... just wondering why you suggest 30s?
Frankly, I doubt they have much value, other than sentimental. (I realize you didn't specifically ask for help with value but you did state, "Any help would be greatly appreciated.")

 

There’s something about them that tickles my brain. My first impression was 1970’s too, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t worth anything beyond sentimental value.

 

No way to identify for sure but... I'd think those were originally inexpensive cotton blankets that were "prettied up" by a previous owner. To my eye, they look 1950s but could be a decade or so in either direction.

Debora

 

I got them both at the as is for 6.95 each. My 1930's impression was just me taking a guess. Here is the second one. I hadn't looked at it really until just now when taking the photos but it is a few inches wider (65 inches) and longer. The material is wool on everything, pompoms etc. Very scratchy (I wouldnt want to sleep directly under it for sure)

 

The burn test smells like burned hair

 

I know nothing about rugs. But…

https://www.overstock.com/Home-Gard...g-Tribal-Carpet-72-x-53/26479513/product.html

I think I may have been wrong about the bedspread thing.

 

If the burning thread smells like burning hair, the fabric is almost certainly primarily wool. And if nothing else, wool blankets at $7 a piece is definitely a good buy, IMNSHO.

 

YIKES!
I simply went along with the OPs description of it as a blanket. It never occurred to me that it could be a rug.

 

To be honest, it didn’t occur to me either. But something about them was setting off an itch in my brain, so I did a Google image search, and that was one of the first results. I could be wrong about the rug thing too, but one thing I do know for sure, and that is one couldn’t buy a single yard of that fabric for what the OP paid, even if it was modern machine woven wool blended with polyester.

 

Of course, I wouldn’t bet on this asking price being indicative of value, even if your pieces are this old, which we don’t know. But this pattern sure looks similar to your first post, at least to me.
“Antique Large Khorjin, Qashqa'i - Darrehshuri Tribe, Fars Province, South-West Persia.

Price
£1,500
| $1,692 USD | €1,677 EUR


Item Ref
BM1701

Description
I love this khorjin (saddle-bags) with its twill-weave which reminds me of my Scottish tartans!
Made by Darrehshuri- Qashqa'i nomads around 1900, the bags are complete and in near-perfect condition. Throughout the twill-weave, note the small knotted-pile tufts, inserted by the weaver to symbolise good-luck. The sides of both bags are braided using goat-hair for resilience.
This is an amazingly beautiful khorjin I have to say.
Size: 1.09m x 0.79m (3' 7" x 2' 7").
Viewing by appointment only.
Internal Ref: BM1701


Dimensions
Height = 109 cm (43")
Width = 79 cm (31")”
https://www.brianmacdonaldantiqueru...ehshuri-tribe-fars-province-southwest-persia/

 

Who in the group knows a lot about rugs? Because now I really want to know if I’m just seeing things or what!

 

@antidiem ? @Bakersgma ?

 

Sorry. I have never seen this kind of textile called a rug.

 

I hadn’t seen anything exactly like this, but when I went looking….

 

I saw that but find it very hard to believe.

 

Yup. Seems so implausible. I can’t help but wonder if the plaids started being made after folks saw kilts on soldiers from the UK, or if maybe they are/were inspired by Madras.



https://rugcentre.co.uk/product/akma-patchwork-300cm-x-80cm-910-x-66/

 

“Akma Patchwork 300cm x 80cm / 9’10” x 6’6”
£490.00 £345.00

Patchwork Kilim. These kilims are made from a range of different Turkish weave constructions which are then pieced together forming a patchworked piece. Each rug has a fabric liner backing…



https://dicarpet.com/kilim-patchwork-207x146-multicolor-39515