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Mantel, table cloth, two pieces, crochet edges, white with two bands of multicolored geometric designs, weaver's initials N.M. in one corner; discolored
Mantel, table cloth, two pieces, crochet edges, white with two bands of multicolored geometric designs, weaver's initials N.M. in one corner; discolored
Object Number 2013.24.58
Display Title Mantel, table cloth, two pieces, crochet edges, white with two bands of multicolored geometric designs, weaver's initials N.M. in one corner; discolored
Descriptions
Object Description Mantel - table cloth, backstrap loomed, selvages trimmed with crochet, white cotton, basket and leno weaver, single faced supplementary weft brocading, multicolored silk. Weaver's mark, initials N.M. embroidered in silk.
Inventory Description Mantel, table cloth, two pieces, crochet edges, white cotton with two bands of silk purple, yellow, and green single faced supplentary weft brocade geometric designs, weaver's initials N.M. (Nicolasa Monzon) in one corner; discolored
Classification
  • Table cloth
Department Ethnographic
Date 1940-1942 or earlier
Artist Nicolasa Monzón
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / San Marcos / <County> / San Pedro Sacatepequez
Materials Dye , Cotton , Silk
Dimensions Overall: 83 × 85 cm (32 11/16 × 33 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2013.24.58
Credit Line Gift of Mary Dodge Cobb in memory of Bertha Sanford (Wiener) Dodge and Carroll William Dodge, who together collected these Guatemalan textiles
Provenance
Collector Bertha Sanford Dodge
Collector Carroll William Dodge
Donor Donated by Mary Dodge Cobb

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