Vintage Saltillo Blanket

Here’s a sweet, smaller Saltillo blanket, probably from the 1940s-50s. “Saltillo” blankets are a Mexican folk craft classic, and the older ones are highly collectible. The original Saltillos were wool-and-cotton serapes (usually worn by men), woven in northern Mexico in the 18th and 19th centuries. Colorful cotton Saltillo blankets such as this are a more modern interpretation of the serape, characterized by a central medallion and symmetrically-arrayed bands of color. Sometimes the colors are vibrant, and sometimes more subdued; this one is dominated by slightly-faded indigo blues. Note that there is a small hole in the central medallion (last image).

45” x 21” (excluding fringe)