Object number2024.24.6
Sampler
Date1850-1870
Artist
Maria Carman Borja
(Filipino)
CultureFilipino
MediumSilk threads on linen ground
DimensionsSight (wide rectangle): 21 1/4 x 30 1/4 in. (54 x 76.8 cm)
Framed (modern frame): 25 1/4 x 35 1/8 x 1 in. (64.1 x 89.2 x 2.5 cm)
Framed (modern frame): 25 1/4 x 35 1/8 x 1 in. (64.1 x 89.2 x 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift from the collection of Linda Ford Wallace
On View
Not on viewPeriod19th c
Classification(s)
SignedUpper right: Maria Carmen Borja
InscribedMaria Carmen Borjas / alphabets / needs transcription and translation...
"if you are telling me that I'm not reliable (or: "that I am constantly changing") when I love you - no one can testify (or prove)
that I am looking for asylum (sanctuary) somewhere else since you are the only person that I choose to dominate
(or control) me ..." (loose translation of Spanish portion)
ProvenanceLinda Ford Wallace Collection
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