Hbc Heritage Services is proud to announce the availability of heritage-themed products for sale.

Genuine Hbc Point Blanket Capote

The intrinsic beauty, strength and versatility of the Hbc point blanket led to its wholehearted adoption by the First Nations of North America. Originally used as a sleeping robe or simple garment, the blanket’s size, durability and inexpensive cost made it almost inevitable that it would soon be put to other uses. The most successful of these adaptations is the capote - a wrap coat made from an Hbc blanket - which became a common garment among the First Nations. Many, many versions of the capote were made, and variations in style were common: with or without hood, embroidered, beaded or with leather fringing. In fact personalization was the norm. The Métis style became perhaps the best known. Hooded, embellished with fringing and closed with a bright Assomption sash, the coat became a staple for Hbc's explorers and traders as well. Easy to make, warm and water-repellent, the capote was made for the Canadian climate. When Lady Dufferin, wife of Canada’s 19th c. Governor General, outfit her children in capotes against the harsh Ottawa winters, the capote entered the mainstream. Images from the period, such as those by famous Montreal photographer William Notman, show the capote’s use as typical winter outerwear.

Now you can own your very own handmade capote. Perhaps you’d like make it yourself, and experience this traditional art in a workshop setting. Or maybe you’d prefer to order a custom made capote for yourself or a loved one. Either way Hbc Heritage and its partners can help. We work with artisans across the country who have been trained in the art of capote-making. They are provided with our exclusive pattern and use only genuine Hbc point blankets.

For more information on how you can own your own little piece of Canadian history, please contact us.

Hbc Heritage Collection

The Hudson's Bay Company Heritage Collection celebrates our unique history with a select offering of books and reproductions. Whether you are just curious to learn about Hbc history or yearn to fly an Hbc flag from your canoe or cottage dock, our heritage collection is an easy way to add a little romance of the fur trade into your life.

The Hbc Heritage Collection is available at online and in Hbc Signature shops in selected Bay locations.

Hbc Signature Collection

Launched in 2004, Hudson's Bay Company’s exclusive Hbc Signature Collection's draws inspiration from the Company’s historical icons. Infused with a sense of our heritage Hbc Signature is anchored by the popular Hbc Point Blanket, its familiar stripes and points and our re-introduction of the Hbc tartan. These motifs have been updated and reinterpreted to include many new product offerings from mohair throws and scarves to shopping totes and ottomans. Our in-house design team works with local artisans and internationally acclaimed manufacturers from Canada and Europe to ensure that every item in the collection meets our highest quality standards of style, materials and craftsmanship.

Hbc Signature is available at online and at selected Bay locations.