The dye used in a Latin American Colonial textile from the sixteenth to seventeenth century is examined in order to determine the textile’s origin.
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XVII, 4a, b. Harper, Prudence O. "The Second Millenium B.C."
Palazzo Barberini, Rome, likely 1679-at least 1881 and probably 1890; E. Volpi, Florence, as early as 1890-1905; exported from Italy, July 1905 (dated customs stamp on reverse of panel); Oscar Huldschinsky, Berlin, from 1906-May 1928; Huldschinsky sale, Cassirer and Helbing, Berlin, May 10–11, 1928, no
B[attista]. Cavalcaselle.
This sculpture is carved out of a single slab of ivory and represents the seated Mary holding the infant Jesus (mostly missing) in her lap. Mary’s face is moon-shaped, with a high, wide forehead, a pointed chin, and almond-shaped eyes
Petersburg: The State Hermitage Museum, 2014): p. 159.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 7 (7), p. 186-189, ill. p. 190.
BottleThis large bottle has a domed profile, a slightly flared cylindrical neck, and a low tooled foot. The decoration is divided into a series of bands. The band on the upper body includes three large medallions, each containing an eight-petaled green-and-red central star from which a complex scrolling pattern radiates outward to create a floral pattern; the outlines are in red, the background is blue and gold, and there are eight alternating pointed elements in red and white
Vienna, 1, p. 31. M.
