Provenance
Eduard Gaffron (1861–1931), Lima, Peru, from 1892 to 1912, then Berlin, from 1912 [History of the Department report (Joanne Behrens, 1985) and correspondence in curatorial file]; by descent to his children Mercedes Gaffron, Berlin then Durham, SC, and Hans Gaffron (1902–1979), Berlin then Chicago [correspondence and documentation of the Gaffron Collection in curatorial file]; sold to the Art Institute, 1955.
Accession Number
90811
Medium
slit tapestry
Dimensions
a: 25.4 × 4.5 cm (10 × 1 3/4 in.); b: 29.2 × 5.1 cm (11 1/2 × 2 in.)
Classification
textile
Credit Line
Kate S. Buckingham Endowment