ca. 1800
Spain
Object qualities
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Objecttextile (towels, carpets, etc.): Coverlet
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumWool, sequins, metal thread, on cotton ground
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SizeL. 83 x W. 52 inches (210.8 x 132.1 cm)
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Geography details
Spain -
Country today
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Dateca. 1800
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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The great coverlets of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries had their charming provincial reflections. The bulls and donkeys among brilliant flowers and sequined butterflies suggest a provenance in Catalonia or New Spain for this one.
