COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
06860
accession_no
06860
Accession number
false
Record number:
06860-7
record_number
06860-7
Record number
false
JCB call number:
H598 V411h
jcb_call_no
H598 V411h
JCB call number
false
Image title:
[Nobleman of Mexico]
image_title
[Nobleman of Mexico]
Image title
false
Place image published:
[Venice]
place_image_published
[Venice]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Sessa]
image_publisher
[Sessa]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
1598
image_date
1598
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; verso leaf 493
image_function
plate; verso leaf 493
Image function
false
Technique:
woodcut
technique
woodcut
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
15.3 cm.
image_dimensions_height
15.3 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
9.5 cm.
image_dimensions_width
9.5 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
18.1 cm.
page_dimensions_height
18.1 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
11.7 cm.
page_dimensions_width
11.7 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
Native American man from Mexico holds flowers in one hand. He wears a striped cloak and turban.
description
Native American man from Mexico holds flowers in one hand. He wears a striped cloak and turban.
Description
false
Source creator:
Vecellio, Cesare, ca. 1521-1601
source_creator
Vecellio, Cesare, ca. 1521-1601
Source creator
false
Source Title:
[De gli habiti antichi et moderni] Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo
source_title
[De gli habiti antichi et moderni] Habiti antichi et moderni di tutto il mondo
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
In Venetia [Venice]
source_place_of_publication
In Venetia [Venice]
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Appresso i Sessa
source_publisher
Appresso i Sessa
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1598
source_date
1598
Source date
false
notes:
The text describes the clothing of the noblemen of Mexico. They wore a striped mantle or cloak over tunics made from flowers [perhaps the author is describing ayate or a cloth that is woven from fiber from an agave plant]. Their hats were adorned with images of the sun and moon.Vecellio's popular book on costumes included not only the dress of his native Venice, but clothing from ancient times and from the Americas along with social commentary about the illustrated people and their attire. The woodcuts for this book were created by Christoph Krieger.Image title taken from text.
notes
The text describes the clothing of the noblemen of Mexico. They wore a striped mantle or cloak over tunics made from flowers [perhaps the author is describing ayate or a cloth that is woven from fiber from an agave plant]. Their hats were adorned with images of the sun and moon.Vecellio's popular book on costumes included not only the dress of his native Venice, but clothing from ancient times and from the Americas along with social commentary about the illustrated people and their attire. The woodcuts for this book were created by Christoph Krieger.Image title taken from text.
notes
false
Time Period:
1492-1600
time_period
1492-1600
Time Period
false
References:
http://www.neh.gov/… (May 2009)
references_
http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities/2005-01/translating.html (May 2009)
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1884.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1884.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
owner_and_copyright
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
false
geographic area:
Spanish America
geographic_areas
Spanish America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Indigenous peoples
subject_groups
Indigenous peoples
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
Indigenous peoples
subject_heads
Indigenous peoples
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Clothing and dress--Mexico
subject_heads
Clothing and dress--Mexico
Subject headings
false