Cleveland Museum of Art

Embroidered textile (piña)

Date

1800s

Medium

piña cloth: ecru thread embroidery

Culture

Philippines

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This rectangular textile is composed of a fine, translucent ground fabric with a scattered pattern of small embroidered floral sprigs. Along the lower edge is a continuous band of oval medallions framed by embroidered scrolling elements, each enclosing a central floral motif executed in calado or another openwork technique. Vertical floral panels separate the medallions, and the edge terminates in a scalloped openwork border. This textile may be a fragment from the sleeves of a baro-camisa garment.

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