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Tapestry fragment

A.D. 500–800
Object PlacePeru
Medium/TechniqueWool and cotton interlocked tapestry with eccentric wefts
Dimensions11 x 12.9 cm (4 5/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarriet Otis Cruft Fund
Accession number31.704
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTextiles
Provenance1931, sold by Guillermo R. Schmidt-Pizarro (b. about 1881 - d. about 1960), Anglo-South American Trust Co., New York, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 3, 1931)
Cover
mid-18th century or later
Tapestry fragment
A.D. 500–800
Tapestry fragments
A.D. 500–800
Tapestry fragment
A.D. 500–800
Carpet
17th century or later
Tapestry: Cover
17th century or later
Corner of central design
17th century or later
Tunic
A.D. 500–800
Woman's mantle
16th–17th century
Tapestry: Cover
late 16th century or later