Colcha Embroidered Pillow

Artist Jenny M. Wilson (1929 - 2019)

Artist Teresa Archuleta Sagel (born 1951 Española, New Mexico)

Date1987

Mediumchurro wool, yarn, cotton filling

Dimensions12 1/2 × 12 × 3 in. (31.8 × 30.5 × 7.6 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Suzanne Anderson

Object numberPC2020.3.2

DescriptionSmall, square, embroidered throw pillow with a neutral-colored background. The border of the pillow is blue and scalloped. There is a frame design, and inside the frame is an abstract design of a bird, butterfly, or flower. In the upper left and bottom right corners of the frame are embroidered flowers. In the bottom left corner of the pillow are the letters “J M W”. In the bottom right corner of the pillow is the number “1987”.

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