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Object Number
2013.24.59
Display Title
Servilleta, multipurpose cloth, white with white and multicolored geometric designs, crochet trim and fringe on all edges
Descriptions
Object Description
Servilleta, backstrap loomed, white cotton, single faced supplementary weft brocading in multicolored silk and white cotton, crochet trim on all selvedges.
Inventory Description
Servilleta, multipurpose cloth, white cotton with multicolored silk and white cotton single faced supplementary weft brocade of geometric designs, white designs cover entire surface while multicolored designs are in two bands, crochet trim and fringes on all edges, possibly used to serve ceremonial food and drink
Classification
- Napkin
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1940-1942 or earlier
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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San Marcos
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<County>
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San Pedro Sacatepequez
Materials
Cotton , Dye , Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 37 × 41 cm (14 9/16 × 16 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2013.24.59
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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