Pendleton Wool Camp Blanket — Vintage Indian Pattern

A Pendleton Woolen Mills camp blanket in a bold Indian pattern — stepped diamond medallions, serrated triangle fields, and horizontal banding in crimson, brick red, cream, silver-gray, black, and olive-gold. Single-face construction with a plush wool pile and flat reverse; edges finished with an olive-gold chain-stitch overlock binding consistent with Pendleton's camp blanket production of the 1920s–1940s. Pendleton has produced Indian-pattern blankets since 1896, initially for the Umatilla, Cayuse, and Walla Walla tribes; pre-1942 examples are the primary target for serious collectors, as wartime conversion halted production entirely and post-war output was significantly reduced. A partial Pendleton label remains at one corner.

CONDITION

Fair — the face pile is dense and the red fields retain strong color, but the blanket shows heavy use throughout: significant soiling and staining across the cream ground, scattered dark spotting on the reverse, and two small separations in the field fabric. A label cutout at one corner shows fraying and adhesive residue. Professional cleaning and textile evaluation are recommended prior to display or repurposing.

DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS

• Overall: 71" × 44"
• Construction: Single-face mill-woven wool — plush face / flat reverse
• Edge finish: Olive-gold chain-stitch overlock binding
• Maker: Pendleton Woolen Mills — partial label present
• Pattern type: Indian pattern — diamond medallions, serrated triangle fields, horizontal banding
• Colorway: Crimson, brick red, cream, silver-gray, black, olive-gold