Fragment With Step Pattern
Artist
Unknown
CulturePeruvian
Date1000-1460
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/4 x 15 in. (43.8 x 38.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Virginia Morris Pollak
Object number55.53.44
Not on view
DescriptionTextile fragment of natural cotton ground with alpaca brocaded design in 3 shades of yellow and blue-red of interlocking stairs and walls outlined vertically with two warp threads. UV plexiglass covering, 6/1980. In mounting, "mended" at edges.Exhibition History"Ancient Peruvian Textiles from the Chrysler Museum," traveling exhibition circulated to southern museums by Southern Arts Federation, Atlanta, 1980-1981. "Peruvian Textiles," Prints and Drawings Gallery, Chrysler Museum, Oct. 1, 1992 - April 1, 1993. Published ReferencesJudith C. Riley. ANCIENT PERUVIAN TEXTILES. Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum. 05/1980: not paged.
1100-1460
ca. 1300-1500
Post Classic Period
