Rosary box

NameBox

Maker Gerardo López

Date1950s

Place madeTaxco, Guerrero, Mexico, North America

MediumMetal (silver)

Dimensions9/16 × 1 1/4 × 1 15/16 in. (1.4 × 3.1 × 4.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Patricia M. Newman in honor of Michelle Murphy Metcalfe, A.2010.84.40

Object numberA.2010.84.40

DescriptionSilver rosary box with hinged lid. On the lid, a cathedral with two cross topped spires in front, and a cross topped dome at the rear are depicted in bas relief. At the top right hand corner the word "Taxco" is incised at a diagonal. On the back is a large maker's mark with "Lopez/Taxco within a horizontal oval, Sterling-925 above, and Hecho en Mexico below.