DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Mirror necklace
NameNecklace
Place madeTehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America
MediumGold
Dimensions21 1/4 × 1 × 1/2 in. (54 × 2.5 × 1.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.45
Object numberA.2015.19.45
DescriptionNecklace of gold "espejitas," or mirrors joined together by short lengths of chain. A faceted gold bead is between every mirror. At the center front of the necklace is a pendant of dangling beads.
Artist Not Recorded
1880-1890
Late 19th-early 20th century
c. 1665
