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Cross-shaped vitrine, display case
Cross-shaped vitrine, display case
Cross-shaped vitrine, display case
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Cross-shaped vitrine, display case

NameVitrine, display case
Artist Artist not recorded
Datec. 1970
Place madeSan Miguel de Allende?, Mexico, North America
(not assigned)México
MediumGlass, tin, solder, metal
Dimensions42 1/8 × 28 3/8 × 9 1/16 in. (107 × 72 × 23 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of George Ewing, A.2010.32.2
Object numberA.2010.32.2
DescriptionLarge cross-shaped tin and glass vitrine with eight sides and an eight pointed star in the center. All ends of the cross have scalloped tin decorations. The top three have a small tin cross at the end, the bottom is funnel shaped with lesser tin decoration. Hanging chain at top. One glass panel is a hinged door.
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