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"Totonicapan"
length of furnishing fabric
Designed by: Ruth Reeves (American, 1892–1966)
American
about 1946
Medium/Technique
printed linen plain weave
Dimensions
118 in. x 52.25 in
Credit Line
Edwin E. Jack Fund
Accession Number2018.201
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
DescriptionLength of linen plain weave furnishing fabric printed with "Totonicapan" pattern of large-scale chevrons, birds, paired figures, and geometric shapes. "Totonicapan" was designed by Ruth Reeves in 1930s and is part of her important Guatemala textile series.
ProvenanceBy 1990s, acquired by Donna Ghelerier, New York; 2017, sold by Donna Ghelerier to Cora Ginsburg LLC, New York; 2018, sold by Cora Ginsburg LLC to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 25, 2018)