DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Textile
NameSampler
Artist or maker
Francesca (?) Sahzano
Date1847
Place madeMexico, Mexico, North America
(not assigned)México
MediumLinen, silk, cotton
Dimensions31 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (80.01 x 49.53 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Florence Dibell Bartlett, A.1955.86.234
Object numberA.1955.86.234
DescriptionMulticolor motifs of animals, birds, floral, alphabet, sampler-type,signed "franca Sahzau, 1847". On original catalog card reads Franca Sahzano. Probably the name is abbreviated and might read Francesca Salazar or Sala--z, ano 1847.
19th century
Post 1850
ca. 1910
