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table-cloth(mantele)

Object Type
Museum number: Am1996,10.2
Description: Embroidered woollen table cloth or 'mantele', rectangular with pale blue and dark blue embroidery on white ground, woven in one piece on treadle loom. Embroidery consists of birds, dogs and geometrical patterns.
Production ethnic group
Production date: 20thC(early)
Production place: Made in: Mexico
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Mexico
Materials
Technique: woven; embroidered
Dimensions: Length: 245 centimetres; Width: 136 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited in the British Museum BP Exhibition Showcase: 'Mexican Textiles' (1997)?
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1996
Acquisition notes: Majority of collection sold to the Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City. Collection made by vendor's father whilst diplomat in Mexico, 1902-1906.
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Am1996,10.2