serape
- Museum number
- Am1996,10.8
- Description
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Saltillo sarape; tapestry-woven in two pieces on treadle loom. Cotton warp, wool weft. Central lozenge mainly red, with blue, yellow, green and white in concentric diamond shape. Field of vertical mosaic design uses similar coours. Border predominately red, with dotted pattern and zig-zag edging. Natural dyes used.
- Production date
- 19thC(early)
- Dimensions
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Length: 249 centimetres
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Width: 121 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Exhibition label notes is 'classic style' garment, and dyes used were likely to include cochineal. 'Saltillo' refers to the town famous for its textile market, and gives its name to the most complex of sarapes.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited in British Museum BP Exhibition Showcase: 'Mexican Textiles' (1997)
- 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
- Am1996,10.8
