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Point blanket coats remained popular in canada, first as utilitarian garments, later as fashion. The iconic hudson s bay point blanket has a complicated history with indigenous people in canada. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. With its proud stripes and distinctive black markings, the hudsons bay point blanket is a canadian icon. We are committed to the preservation, education, and promotion of hudson s bay companys history and the ongoing care and maintenance of the companys historical hbc corporate art, artifact, image, and reference collections. A foundation, hudsons bay company history foundation funded through the tax savings resulting from the donation, was established to support the.
Painting by stephen pearce, courtesy british columbia archives, victoria, b. By the end of the 1800s these posts were converting to retail shops. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. A narrative of seven years in the service of the hudsons bay company during 18671874. Jan 11, 20 photo via very few blankets hold the iconic status that hudson s bay point blankets do. Hudson bay encompasses 1,230,000 km 2 470,000 sq mi, making it the secondlargest water body using the term bay in the world after the bay of bengal. A hudsons bay point blanket is a type of wool blanket traded by the hudsons bay company hbc in british north america now canada and the united states during the 1700s and 1800s.
Jul 28, 20 coats made from hudsons bay point blanket material were truly investments, costing significantly more than identical coats in other fabrics. The bay is named after henry hudson, an englishman sailing for the dutch east india company, and after whom the river that he explored in 1609 is also named. With an unrivalled 341year history in canada, hudsons bay company is renowned for its historical role in the development of the nation. An illustrated history of the hudson s bay company newman, peter c. Rivers of stone is scheduled for release this summer, 2017. The manufacture of hbc classic coat designs ceased in 2000 but in 2009 the bay as it is now known introduced a new product line based on the traditional multistripe blanket pattern. Ancient origins articles related to hudson bay in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. These are the stories of some of those adventurers who explored a new land and its people. Shop hudsons bay for handbags, womens and mens clothing and shoes, and housewares. Jul 15, 2010 the hudsons bay company originated in 1670 as fur trading posts, where furs were traded for manufactured goods. Moreover, the historical record indicates that the company used the. In 1779, hbc commissioned the textile mill of thomas empson of witney, oxfordshire, to produce pointed blankets.
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The massacre of the whitmans by the hudson s bay company the hudson s bay company wiped out millions of indians by spreading smallpox and cholera among the tribes. Details weve extended our return policyyou now have an extra 30 days after our stores open. To help keep our communities safe, all hudsons bay stores are currently closed. We are committed to the preservation, education, and promotion of hudsons bay companys history and the ongoing care and maintenance of the companys historical hbc corporate art, artifact, image, and reference collections. How to make a hudson bay blanket capote indian blanket coat. These blankets first appeared in canadian trading posts in the 1700s, and aside from bedding, they. Dougal is sent from york factory to fort vancouver with a fur brigade. Hbc heritage is an internal department of hudsons bay company.
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From its beginnings as the largest land owner in north america, to its role in the french and indian war, this is a brief history of the hudsons bay company. Aquila books original hudsons bay company calendars. Names of employees and other individuals are documented in many hudsons bay company archives records. To promote the collection, ten canadian fashion designers were invited to create oneofakind coats from hudsons bay company point blankets.
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The hudsons bay company had indeed arrived, and with its arrival had ignited 90 years of conflict between france and england. The remarkable history of the hudsons bay company book. These stripped blankets were created by the hudson s bay company in the northern part of north america in 1780. Feb 24, 2014 the hudsons bay company is as canadian as canadian gets, in fact its history of fur trading posts goes back before our countrys existence. But according to their official history, hudsons bay company had nothing to do with the story of the use. To help keep our communities safe, all hudson s bay stores are currently closed. A brief history of canadas iconic hudsons bay blanket. The history of the hudson s bay company, 16701870, volume 21 volumes 2122 of hudson s bay record society. Map of hudsons bay company territory with the united states below dotted line lower left, 1800s.
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