DepartmentLatin America
Aerostatic Globe
NameAerostatic Globe
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Datelate 1800s
Place madePuebla, Mexico, North America
Mediumbulb, ceramic (porcelain?)
Dimensionsoverall: 24.5 CM L X 6 CM DIA.
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.1973.86.2
Object numberFA.1973.86.2
DescriptionPiece consists of an old-fashioned electric bulb which is surrounded by an encasing of yellow crochet which holds the bulb intact. Attached to this, at bottom, is a miniature ceramic (porcelain?) doll on a swing.Use: toy; one of kind; (Exhib. Fant. Imag. Dec.73-6/74.
Artist Not Recorded
Artist Not Recorded
Late 19th century
