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Colcha
Colcha
Colcha

Colcha

NameHanging
Artist Artist not recorded
Date1790 - 1850
Place madeChimayo/Santa Cruz, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWool
DimensionsTextile: 88 1/2 × 67 × 1/2 in. (224.7904 × 170.1803 × 1.27 cm)
Textile with Muslin: 98 1/2 × 77 × 1/2 in. (250.1905 × 195.5804 × 1.27 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, gift of the Fred Harvey Collection, FA.1979.64.94
Object numberFA.1979.64.94
DescriptionEmbroidered. Colcha couching stitch. Ground fabric: white balanced plain weave, handspun wool (Z-spun) 22 per 2.5 cm. Embroidery: handspun wool (Z-spun-paired); white, natural-undyed; tan, dark and light blue, yellow, dark blue-green.
Wool-on-wool Colcha Embroidery
Artist not recorded
1750 - 1825
Wool-on-wool Colcha Embroidery
Artist not recorded
Before 1860
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Artist not recorded
ca. 1915
Kilim (Flatwoven rug)
Artist not recorded
Late 19th century
Flatweave Carpet (Gelim / Kilim)
Artist not recorded
c. 1910
Colcha
Artist not recorded
Blanket
Artist not recorded
pre 1860, D. Bowen
Colcha embroidery on sabanilla cloth
Artist not recorded, possibly a member of the Graves family
after 1919
Blanket
Artist not recorded
ca 1870
Weft Ikat Rio Grande Blanket.
ca. 1800
Rio Grande Blanket
Artist not recorded