Altar Cloth
Datec. 1865
Place madeLlano de Santa Barbara, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumCotton, indigo, cochineal, vegetable dyes
Dimensions85 13/16 × 55 1/8 in. (218 × 140 cm)
ClassificationsTextile, Ceremonial
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.1967.44.1
Object numberA.1967.44.1
DescriptionWide, two widths of commercial cotton drill, original selvedges. Embroidery in colcha stitch, 3 ply "Saxony" yarns. Dyes, cochineal, ligh and dark, indigo, light and dark, pale yellow, vegetal light tan, vegetal brown, vegetal dye.On View
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1855 - 1870
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c. 1900
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