Nicho

NameShrine

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1880

Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America

MediumMetal (tin), glass, paper

Dimensions20 1/4 × 14 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (51.5 × 36 × 10 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.36.312

Object numberA.1980.36.312

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Tinwork

DescriptionCut, stamped, soldered. Tin door with glass and brass colored tin stamped with circular designs, top cut in scalloped motif; interior with two small rims for candles, three circular stamped designs on back. Exterior border with strips of tin; triangle top. // Base added by A. Girard.