Pair of Classic Period Dress Halves, circa 1875 watercolor on cloth In the 1890s

In the 1890s

surrounded by pine trees and snow covered peaks

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Classic Colorado mountain landscape of an alpine lake surrounded by trees and mountain peaks

Pair of Classic Period Dress Halves, circa 1875 watercolor on cloth In the 1890sTwo Navajo Dress Half textiles made circa 1875 with finely woven wool and dyed with natural dyes of cochineal red, indigo blue, and natural dark brown. The panels are almost identical in design, with a stepped cross motif along both upper and lower red panels, and a field of brown in the middle. One textile measures 49 x 33 inches, and the other measures 50 x 34 inches. Hanging side by side as seen in image, outer dimensions measure 50 x 69 inches.