Textile Fragment
- Culture
- Wari
- Date
- c.700–1000
- Material
- Cotton, wool
- made in
- Peru, South America
- Classification
- Coverings & hangings, textiles
- Collection
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 7 7/16 x 5 9/16 in. (18.9 x 14.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 14:1938
Provenance
by 1936 - 1938
Guillermo Schmidt Pizarro (1880–1964), New York, NY, USA [1]
- 1938
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Guillermo Schmidt Pizarro [2]
Notes:
[1] In a letter dated October 22, 1936 to Meyric Rogers, Guillermo Schmidt Pizarro referenced his Peruvian textile collection he brought back from Europe [Saint Louis Art Museum, Archives, Director's Office, General Correspondence, 1936].
[2] An undated invoice received by the Museum on May 9, 1938 documents the purchase of this object [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, May 5, 1938.
Guillermo Schmidt Pizarro (1880–1964), New York, NY, USA [1]
- 1938
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Guillermo Schmidt Pizarro [2]
Notes:
[1] In a letter dated October 22, 1936 to Meyric Rogers, Guillermo Schmidt Pizarro referenced his Peruvian textile collection he brought back from Europe [Saint Louis Art Museum, Archives, Director's Office, General Correspondence, 1936].
[2] An undated invoice received by the Museum on May 9, 1938 documents the purchase of this object [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, May 5, 1938.
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