My fondest wish is that each and every one of you will consider my site the intellectual hub of the vintage Indian blanket world with an emphasis on anything Jonas Brothers.  Which one is your favorite – Curly or Shemp?

While you’re mulling over your selection allow me to present a shawl that offered unique identification challenges. Because I’m senile the pattern didn’t ring a bell.  The very fancy fringe, sheared finish and psychedelic red/white banding whispered Racine to me, but the edges of a label remained and no Racine has ever surfaced bearing a label.  The size perfectly matched that of a Pendleton label and some of the shawl’s colors were straight from the Pendleton palette.

I judged the blanket to be circa 1910-1915 and it seemed too bold in its coloration to be a Pendleton of that era and lively and beautiful enough to be a Racine.  How could I then explain the label? Well, I couldn’t while being sober and a fully labeled example of the same pattern in a very private collection is conclusive proof that this is a Pendleton Beaver State first label c. 1915.  Wait until I tell the Jonas Brothers – Moe will go nuts!

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