Sarape
1890s
Object PlaceMexico
Medium/TechniqueSaltillo style sarape of wool and cotton tapestry with diagonal joins; silk velvet with silk floss appliqué embroidery, silver-colored woven trim and spangles, and silver-colored closures and chain
Dimensions117 x 218 cm (46 1/16 x 85 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Benjamin Kimball
Accession number12.49
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ProvenanceBenjamin Kimball; gift to the MFA, February 1, 1912
mid-19th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
18th–19th century
about 1840
18th–19th century
18th century
19th century
Early to mid-19th century