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Peruvian
Colonial period
late 17th to early 18th century
Object Place: Peru
Medium/Technique
Wool, silk, cotton, and linen interlocked and dovetailed tapestry
Dimensions
Overall: 238.3 x 207.3 cm (93 13/16 x 81 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number11.1264
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionTapestry-woven cover with design of Chinese-influenced motifs: large fantastic birds, animals, and flowers, woven with yellow, green, blue, violet, white and pink wool, with a little silk, on a crimson wool ground. Three borders with designs similar to main field.
Provenance1911, gift of Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 6, 1911)