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

Collections

Latin America

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.