Nicho

NameNicho

Maker José María Apodaca

MediumTin, glass and wall paper

Dimensions72.5 x 41 x 10.5 overall, inside box 50 x 26 x 10 cm

Credit LineGift of the Historical Society of New Mexico

Object numberA5.1955.7

DescriptionGothic pointed shape with 5 glass panels filled by pink and gold wallpaper, 1870 style. Upper panels converge to rosette of three layers of tin. Smaller pointded towers at sides, also have rosettes, and each has a tin cross (trinity ref.?). Solid tin back has wavy punched border, five flower forms and a star. Tin 1/3 rounds fill lower corners. Originally lower border of box was lower than its floor and so has broken. No data from old list.