Cradle (miniature)

NameCradle (miniature)

Artist or maker Lorenzo Ortega

MediumWood, glass, silk, paper

DimensionsOverall: 11 5/8 x 7 1/16 x 3 9/16 in. (29.5 x 18 x 9 cm)

Credit LineOn long term loan from the Archdiocese of Santa Fe

Object numberL1.1960.18

DescriptionDesign is of lions and scolls inset with glass gems picked out with gold paint. Carved with crude reliefs, front, back, both ends, plain at back. Interior lined with old pink paper, the bottom covered with green china silk. Feet, to suggest rockers, bottom covered with a slight bow.