Vintage UNIVERSITY of MICHIGAN Stadium Poncho Fringed Blanket Wool Wolverines lone star quilt so this is a rather

so this is a rather rare coat

It features a woven pattern that looks like paisley shaped leaves in off-white and in blue against a rich red background

The piece is entirely hand embroidered on a white linen background

It has a wide scooped neckline

One of the pins has both thistles on the same side while the other pin has one thistle on one side and the other on the opposite side

Vintage UNIVERSITY of MICHIGAN Stadium Poncho Fringed Blanket Wool Wolverines lone star quilt so this is a ratherThis is an interesting old poncho made of what looks to me to be a fringed wool picnic blanket. It has an interlocking UM at the centre front in block letters, and given the colour combination of blue and yellow, I believe that it is a University of Michigan piece. I think that it is quite old, possibly 1930s era, judging by the wool and the sewn on letters, but it might be a little later. Ive seen the interlocking U and M on an old Michigan pennant