Unknown Mexican
Chest

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Artist Unknown Mexican

CultureMexican

Titles

Chest
Baúl de Tapa Curva

Date18th century

PlaceMexico

MediumWood, tortoiseshell, and silver

Dimensions6 3/4 × 8 1/8 × 6 in. (17.1 × 20.7 × 15.2 cm)

Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by the Rienzi Society

Object number2005.193

Current Location

Rienzi

Mexican Room

On view

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Department

Rienzi

Object Type

WOOD OBJECTS

Provenance[Galerias La Granja, Mexico City, 1941]; Mrs. Skipsey, Mexico City; [Felipe Siegel, Coloniart, Mexico City]; purchased by MFAH, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Unmarked

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