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Marriage Scene with 17 Figures
Marriage Scene with 17 Figures
Marriage Scene with 17 Figures
DepartmentLatin America

Marriage Scene with 17 Figures

NameCeramic Figure Set, 17 Pieces
CultureMexican
Datec. 1968
Place madeOcotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
Mediumearthenware/ceramic, paint
DimensionsA.2022.53.1a: 10 7/8 × 5 1/16 × 2 3/4 in. (27.6226 × 12.8588 × 6.985 cm)
A.2022.53.1b: 11 1/4 × 4 7/8 × 3 1/8 in. (28.5751 × 12.3825 × 7.9375 cm)
A.2022.53.1c: 10 1/2 × 7 × 3 3/4 in. (26.6701 × 17.78 × 9.525 cm)
A.2022.53.1d: 10 3/4 × 4 5/8 × 5 1/4 in. (27.3051 × 11.7475 × 13.335 cm)
A.2022.53.1e: 11 1/2 × 4 7/8 × 4 1/2 in. (29.2101 × 12.3825 × 11.43 cm)
A.2022.53.1f: 11 1/4 × 4 1/4 × 4 in. (28.5751 × 10.795 × 10.16 cm)
A.2022.53.1g: 11 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (27.9401 × 11.43 × 10.795 cm)
A.2022.53.1h: 10 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 4 in. (27.3051 × 13.335 × 10.16 cm)
A.2022.53.1i: 11 3/4 × 4 1/2 × 4 5/8 in. (29.8451 × 11.43 × 11.7475 cm)
A.2022.53.1j: 11 3/4 × 4 7/8 × 4 1/4 in. (29.8451 × 12.3825 × 10.795 cm)
A.2022.53.1k: 10 3/4 × 4 5/8 × 4 in. (27.3051 × 11.7475 × 10.16 cm)
A.2022.53.1l: 11 3/8 × 5 × 4 in. (28.8926 × 12.7 × 10.16 cm)
A.2022.53.1m: 10 3/4 × 4 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (27.3051 × 12.3825 × 10.4775 cm)
A.2022.53.1n: 11 1/4 × 4 3/8 × 3 5/8 in. (28.5751 × 11.1125 × 9.2075 cm)
A.2022.53.1o: 11 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 4 1/2 in. (29.2101 × 13.6525 × 11.43 cm)
A.2022.53.1p: 11 1/8 × 5 × 3 3/4 in. (28.2576 × 12.7 × 9.525 cm)
A.2022.53.1q: 6 3/8 × 5 1/4 × 3 in. (16.1925 × 13.335 × 7.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lise Hoshour in Memory of Yvonne Lange
Object numberA.2022.53.1a-q
ProvenancePurchased by donors Harvey and Lise Hoshour in 1968 in Juarez, Mexico at the PRONAF
DescriptionWedding/Marriage scene with bride and groom (green shirt, red sash), marriage officiant with book, podium reads "juezcivil De.", 12 woman holding various items (goat, flowers, candle, baby), and one man (three men total: Groom, Offciant, and most likely father of the bride).
Wedding scene
Ines Rodrigues
1980s
New bride's dress
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1910
Wedding Party
Adam Wydra
1999
Wedding dress
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1920
Skeleton figures
Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
c. 1970
The Bride's Ceremony
Arshi Cooperative
1986
New bride's dress
Artist unrecorded
ca. 1900
The Bride's Sari
Arshi Cooperative
ca. 1986
Skeleton figures
Elpidia Chacon Ruiz
c. 1970
Bride and groom on horse
Ines Rodrigues
1980s