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Detail: Top left corner
Carpet
Rug
Peruvian
Colonial
17th–18th century
Object Place: Peru
Medium/Technique
Wool and cotton interlocked tapestry
Dimensions
648 x 389 cm (255 1/8 x 153 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Potter Kling Fund
Accession Number1978.182
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionField: nine parallel rows of stylized floral/leaf motifs predominantly in light green, yellow, red, blue, white and outlined in yellow or white in Inca style; on red ground; scattered flowers and birds. Two guard borders of red and white "chain stitch" motif on blue ground; major border of single floral/leaf row as in field.
ProvenancePurchased by MFA from C. John, Esq., C. John Ltd., 70, South Audley Street,MAyfair, London, England, June 14, 1978.