Green Wool Crombie Blanket
ManufacturerMade by
Crombie
(Aberdeen, Scotland, founded 1805)
Object NameBlanket
Mediumwool
ClassificationsTextiles
DimensionsWidth: 140cm
Length: 218cm
Length: 218cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2005 by Neil Bruce.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS071726
About MeRectangular pale green cellular wool blanket, finished at both ends with blanket stitch.Crombie was founded in Aberdeen, Scotland in 1805, making it one of Britain's oldest brands. Crombie began as a producer of luxury cloth, which it sold to cloth merchants and direct to London tailors. By the 1850s, Crombie had won quality awards from Queen Victoria and Napoleon III at the Great Exhibition in London and the Exposition Universelle in Paris respectively. Later, Crombie expanded from simply manufacturing the fabric for other producers, to creating coats under its own name. Crombie is most famous for its luxury coats - so much so that the word 'Crombie' is sometimes used by other companies to refer to their own coats produced in the style of Crombie's most famous three-quarter length (usually wool) overcoats.
mid 20th Century
1955-1956
Early 20th century
