Blanket Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF804971 / Blanket Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

THF804972 / Blanket Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama / view

Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Blanket (Covering)

Date Made

1958-1969

Creators

Sears, Roebuck and Company

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2023.50.1016

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cotton (Fiber)
Linen (Material)

Color

Light green
Green

Dimensions

Height: 74 in
Width: 84 in
Length: 0.25 in

Inscriptions

sewn tag: [logo] / Harmony House / Sears, Roebuck and Co., Simpsons - Sears Limited

Keywords	United States, Alabama, Selma Blankets (Coverings) Coverings Bedding Jackson, Sullivan M., 1921-2004 Jackson, Richie Jean Sherrod, 1932-2013 Jackson, Jawana V.

Related Content

Cross Stitch Used by the Jackson Family, Selma, Alabama

Set

Hospitality in the Jackson Home

9 Artifacts

The Jackson Home was known as “The House by the Side of the Road” for the way it welcomed everyone who came by. It was this welcoming spirit that would place the home at the center of history, as the struggle for Civil Rights came to Selma in 1965.