Colcha

Dateca. 1870

MediumChurro wool (animal fiber), dye

Dimensions66 1/2 × 52 1/2 in. (168.9 × 133.4 cm)

ClassificationsTextile, Fiber Arts, & Beadwork

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, General Obligation Bonds

Object numberPC1981.56.1

DescriptionA wool colcha-embroidered bedcover made from 2 widths of sabanilla, churro wool.

Style: Wool on wool, plain weave sabanilla, colcha stitch
Warp and weft: Natural 1-ply, Z-spun beige 2-piece sabanilla
Embroidery: Natural 1-ply, Z-spun beige and brown
Synthetic pink, yellow, pale orange, blue; aniline
Seams: Beige multiple-ply commercial cotton thread
Sides and ends: Doubled and hemmed with 1-ply, Z-spun brown fringe
22 and 29" widths

Marian Rodee (11/05) Sunflower design w/ brown oak leaves, central diamond flanked by upper and lower half-diamonds., aniline blue, yellow, pink, blue, also pale orange

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