DepartmentLatin America
Tin frame with print of San Juan
NameTin frame with print of San Juan
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Place madeMexico, North America
MediumMetal (tin), solder, paint, paper, ink, glass
DimensionsOverall: 14 13/16 x 10 1/16 x 1 in. (37.7 x 25.5 x 2.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, from the collection of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.96.
Object numberFA.2010.96.16
DescriptionDull blue painted tin frame with bent and punched lunette at top and small folded wing-like extensions from top corners. Inside is a warped print of a saint in monk's robes, crowned in thorns, holding a cross to his chest. At bottom "San Juan" can be faintly read through the old and dusty glass. Colored paper flowers edge the image and reverse painted florals edge the glass.
Artist Not Recorded
Isleta Tin Workshop
Isleta Tin Workshop
