Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2319Location: BostonDate / Time: May 13, 2006 10:00AM
Description:
Southwest Germantown Weaving, Navajo, c. late 19th century, a single saddle blanket with multicolored serrated banded pattern on a red background, fringed at one side, 30 1/2 x 24 in.
Provenance: Captain Samuel S. Mathers (April 12, 1841-June 19, 1905),served as a lieutenant in Company A 13th West Virginia Infantry and was Aide-de-Camp on the staff of Rutherford B. Hayes. He served throughout the war, obtaining the rank of Captain before his discharge. In 1895 he was recommended to make application for the assistant doorkeeper of the 54th Congress per William McKinley. It was also President McKinley who appointed him as Special Land Agent for the Department of the Interior in 1895. He served in New Mexico, Oregon, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Descended in the family.
Estimate $600-800
Keywords
Samuel S. Mathers, William McKinley, Rutherford B. Hayes, Lieutenant, Congress, President , Department of the Interior, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon
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