Hemp cloth
about 1900
Object PlaceMindanao, Republic of the Philippines
Medium/TechniqueLeaf fiber (abaca), pigments; plain weave, hand painted and block printed
DimensionsOverall: 203.2 x 233.7 cm (80 x 92 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number03.715
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On viewClassificationsTextiles
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ProvenanceSaid to have belonged to a Mr. Noros, Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippines [see note]. About 1899/1902, acquired in the Philippines by an army officer and sold to W. E. Healey, Boston; sold by W. E. Healey to Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1903, gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 10, 1903)
NOTE: Provenance is according to a letter from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA (February 26, 1903). This is one in group of textiles (03.714 - 03.716) probably made for the trade market.
NOTE: Provenance is according to a letter from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA (February 26, 1903). This is one in group of textiles (03.714 - 03.716) probably made for the trade market.
about 1900
about 1900
19th century
Late 19th century to early 20th century
19th century
1750–1800
late 17th - early 18th century
late 19th to early 20th century
17th or 18th century
19th century