Wearing blanket (Late Classic/Transitional style)
1890–1900
Object PlaceNorth America
Medium/TechniqueHandspun warps and commercial wefts; tapestry weave with interlock joins
Dimensions134 x 90 cm (52 3/4 x 35 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Ware Willard
Accession number12.1086
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ProvenanceBetween about 1885 and 1898, probably acquired by John Ware Willard (b. 1859 - d. 1914), Brookline, MA [see note]; 1912, gift of John Ware Willard to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 7, 1912)
NOTE: Willard worked as a mining engineer in California (voter registers show him in Calaveras County) and the American Southwest between 1885 and 1898.
NOTE: Willard worked as a mining engineer in California (voter registers show him in Calaveras County) and the American Southwest between 1885 and 1898.
1920–40
4th–5th century
4th–6th century A.D.
about 1900
first half 19th century
third quarter 19th century
1900–20
1920–40