I thought so, as well. The central, bottom cast button is slightly larger than the other six; I thought that was a neat touch.
Thank you, Steve. I am aware of your appreciation for antiquities, so your words are not taken lightly. I’m probably going off the deep end a little bit, but I tend to do that. 
If you are going to throw money at something it’s best to purchase the best you can justify. So many just buy buy buy for quantity. Better to have fewer of the best.
I love the gold velvet with the silver details.
I can’t speak to crushed velvet, but I do believe velvet is pretty hardy if you take good care of it. Obviously it’s no where near the age of your blouse, but I have a black velvet t-shirt that I bought in the early 90’s and it is in fabulous condition even though I wear it A LOT in the winter. And I have a smoking jacket type top that I inherited from my mom, and I’m pretty confident she bought it in the late 50’s/early 60’s. I only wear it a couple times over the holidays, but she used to wear it often. It is in really good condition - not a mark on it. So in other words my velvet items have held up better than a lot of my other pieces.
Thank you Zia!
Interesting! Thank you for sharing. I came across another velvet shirt today that was collected by Ralph “Ted” Coe that dates to the 20’s, and it looks like it’s in marvelous shape. 
Okay, I’ve got your dream weaving piece right here. This was on Antiques Roadshow today, and the assessor told the owner that he almost passed out when he saw him coming with it. This is the very beginning of Navajo weaving, and predates all the pictorials and designs that came later. I think you could have knocked the owner over with a feather when the assessor told him how much it was worth, and he said that was on a bad day. If he can prove the provenance that Kit Carson also owned it, then the sky is the limit.
I can’t believe how beautiful it still is for its age; it was taken care of and the assessor pointed out where it had been repaired here and there over the years, but the weave was still so tight that it would repel water. It was meant as a chief’s wearing blanket.
A classic First Phase! The rarest of Chief’s bankets. Thank you for sharing, @Xtina! That blanket and episode of Roadshow was the inspiration for Loren Krytzer to have a similar blanket, that was thought by his family to be trash, appraised. In 2017, at a much anticipated John Moran auction, his brought $1.5 million…
As an aside, (for any that would be interested and/or aren’t aware of them) there are some incredibly beautiful, early weavings to be found by researching Navajo slave blankets. Those that were woven by Navajo women while they were held captive by Mexican or Spanish households. Presenting with Saltillo serape forms and other Spanish elements, they’re thought to have been woven from the 1820’s through the 1880’s.
I love the gold velvet with the greasy green buttons.
Don’t forget conservation efforts @Ravenscry. Any verdigris should be properly removed from the silver and fabric.
It’s a pretty combo, @here4turquoise! 
Great point, Steve, thank you for mentioning it!
I previously mentioned the exhibit Weaving the New World that’s currently on view at The Couse-Sharp Historic Site in Taos, NM. I just wanted to share a few different photos of it that I’d recently seen, as well as an overview from The Couse-Sharp.
On view through March 31, 2026, and installed in both the modern Dean Porter Gallerv space and the 1830’s Luna Chapel, Weaving the New World demonstrates the unique, rich, and colorful textile traditions that developed in New Mexico, Mexico, and elsewhere in what is now the American Southwest. In addition to textiles from the Couse collection, most of the historic textiles on view are from the unparalleled lifetime collections of Mark and Linda Winter, modern-day traders to the Diné people at their Historic Toadlena Trading Post on the Navaio Nation, and James H Collins, an astute collector based in Colorado. Mark Winter is guest curator for the exhibition. A selection of contemporary works that evolved out of the Southwest traditions are also included.
I’m digging the dress forms.
Thanks for posting this, Aaron. Those are beautiful rooms. I wouldn’t mind hanging out there and spending a night or two in that bed - providing my wife was comfortable enough sleeping on that little rug next to it. Always thinking of her. 
I can’t even explain it but I have a tremendous attraction to the Rio Grande blankets in indigo blue-brown-natural. So yummy and simple, down to earth, and always striking. Great share! I spent a long and pleasant time in the Couse-Sharp site a few months ago. Highly recommended.
She may ask that you push the bed against the wall and make you sleep on the outside edge of it! 
I get it, Chic! It’s a timeless weaving with a very tasteful color palette. A few of the contemporary Rio Grandes they have on display are just jaw dropping. 
I, too, have an unexplainable draw towards them, the colors are just perfect together.
I came across this photo of Navajo weavers and their blankets in the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena, California on January 1st, 1903 and had to share it. The basketry looks beautiful, and I’m left wondering about all of the silver and turquoise we can’t make out. There has to be at least one concho belt in there. 
I thought the pictorial at the front of the wagon with the cactus was interesting.
What a neat photo, Aaron! Quite a difference between this entry and today’s gigantic, inflated Sponge Bob. 
I’m late as usual…but had to give a shout out to whoever owns this room! Can do better than Navajo rugs, wall hangings, baskets and pottery complimenting fabulous mission furniture, lamps, etc. Drooling doesn’t quite describe my reaction
And @Ravenscry, thanks for the photos from The Couse-Sharp Historic Site in Taos, NM. I’m bummed I wasn’t able to get to Taos before the weavings exhibit closed…
One of the many beauties about the forum is there’s no schedule to keep. 
Here you go, @Bmpdvm…
There’s still 15 days left before the exhibit ends!!! 
The weavings, baskets, and Navajo in their finery are beautiful here, but what also really sticks out to me is how gleaming that horses coat is! He’s clearly very well cared for and groomed. And what a handsome fella with a bright expression, too.
Wonderful observation, OO! I bet both of those studs were treasured; as you point out, it’s obvious they were well cared for!
It’s easy to see why! 
The gradual, elegant shift in dyes from the sunrise to the starry sky is magnificent, as is the shifting patterns that portray the transition. Hummingbirds hold a special place for me, too. I love this, Orbit, thank you for sharing!
