DepartmentTextiles-Hispano

San Pasqual

NameColcha embroidery

Artist or maker Frances Varos Graves (1910-1999)

Collective/Group NEA National Heritage Fellow

CultureHispanic-American

Date1976-1977

Place madeRanchitos, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumCotton, synthetic yarns

Dimensionsoverall: 31.5 CM H X 31 CM W (+ 4 CM FRINGE ON ALL FOUR SIDES)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the artist

Object numberA.1977.44.1

Collections

NEA National Heritage Fellows

DescriptionPictorial colcha depicting San Pasqual in brown habit in a kitchen setting. Behind him is an angel and a man. Red chilis, a candle a cross, and a shelf with condiments complete the scene, as he stands or kneels beside a table. Fringed on all 4 sides.