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Tapestry: Cover
Peruvian
Colonial
Late 16th–17th century or later
Object Place: Peru
Medium/Technique
Cotton and wool interlocked and dovetailed tapestry
Dimensions
238.5 x 216 cm (93 7/8 x 85 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Potter Kling Fund
Accession Number67.25
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionCotton warp, wool wefts. The field shows a latticework formed of ribbons tied in pairs at their tangent points, against a pinkish red ground. Each compartment contains a motif showing stylized leaf or flower forms. The border shows an undulating leafy vine in which birds and footed urns appear. In the center of each segment of the border is an oval compartment; two contain single lions; the other two contain single crane-like birds. Narrow guard bands flank the border. The entire piece shows only shades of red, yellow and white.
ProvenancePreviously in the Benguiat Collection (sale AAA, April 10-12, 1924, Lot 626). Collection Museum of the American Indian, New York. Exchanged. Purchased from John Wise, Ltd., 15 East 69th Street, New York, New York, with the Charles Potter Kling Fund, January 11, 1967.