id: 103622 accession number: 1921.569 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.569 updated: Saltillo Sarape, c. 1820–50. Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region. Wool, cotton; tapestry weave; overall: 258 x 130.8 cm (101 9/16 x 51 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1921.569 title: Saltillo Sarape title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: c. 1820–50 creation date earliest: 1810 creation date latest: 1860 current location: creditline: Gift of J. H. Wade copyright: --- culture: Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region technique: Wool, cotton; tapestry weave department: Textiles collection: T - Native North American type: Textile find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 258 x 130.8 cm (101 9/16 x 51 1/2 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Stories From Storage opening date: 2021-02-07T05:00:00 Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE Mr. J.H. Wade (1857-1926), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art date: -1921 footnotes: citations: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH date: 1921- footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: Saltillo sarapes (wearing blankets) are prized for their design, color, and technical refinement. digital description: The sarape (wearing blanket) is a classic Mexican men’s garment that became a symbol of national identity and pride after Mexico achieved independence from Spain in 1821. Examples woven between about 1750 and 1875 in Saltillo, a town in northern Mexico, are the sarape’s most famous representatives, prized for their design, color, and technical refinement. wall description: The sarape (wearing blanket) is a classic Mexican men’s garment that became a symbol of national identity and pride after Mexico achieved independence from Spain in 1821. Examples woven between about 1750 and 1875 in Saltillo, a town in northern Mexico, are the sarape’s most famous representatives, prized for their design, color, and technical refinement. Having taken months to create, each is a luxury item. Saltillo sarapes, their sides open to allow the arms to move freely, were worn especially by the horsemen and owners of Mexico’s vast haciendas (ranches). Together, they developed a competitive horse culture that involved rodeo-like events and elaborate horse trappings and apparel, including sarapes. Classic Saltillo sarapes have a signature format: borders occur at the edges of a field patterned with small, repeating geometric motifs and a large, central diamond or medallion that folds over the shoulders. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.569/1921.569_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.569/1921.569_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1921.569/1921.569_full.tif