Hemp cloth
about 1900
Object PlaceMindanao, Republic of the Philippines
Medium/TechniqueLeaf fiber (abaca), pigment; plain weave, printed or painted
DimensionsOverall: 238.8 x 198.1 cm (94 x 78 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number03.714
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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
late 19th to early 20th century
late 19th to early 20th century
about 1927
1861–62
second quarter of the 19th century
second quarter of the 19th century
mid-19th century
19th century