Manuel Tolsá
Covered Urn

AttributionSpanish, 1756–1816
CultureMexican
Titles
  • Covered Urn
Datelate 18th century
Made inMexico
MediumGilt-bronze and lapis lazuli
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/2 × 17 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (44.5 × 45.1 × 29.8 cm)
Base: 17 × 17 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (43.2 × 45.1 × 29.8 cm)
Lid: 4 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (11.4 × 16.5 × 26 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Director's Accessions Endowment
Object number2019.702.A,.B
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
212 Hudson/James Gallery
On view

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Provenance[French art market]; [Philippe Delpierre, Paris, before February 2019]; [Burzio, London, 2019]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.

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