Nicho, Rio Arriba Painted Workshop
Datec.1890
Place MadeRio Grande Valley, NM, USA
MediumTin and mixed media
DimensionsOverall: 14 3/16 x 9 5/8 x 2 15/16 in. (36 x 24.5 x 7.5 cm)
Classificationsdecorative arts
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Compton Hegemann
Object number1980.0020.0000
DescriptionPointed top with rosette. Recessed alcove with glass door missing. Tin back has faintly delineated cross. Six pale blue and brown wallpaper panels under glass, trimmed with circular twisted tin strips. 4/10/08 ctl Maurice Dixon, co- author of New Mexico Tinwork revisited our collection and informed me that characteristics of J. M. Apodaca's work include 2 or more appliqué rosettes, sunflower stamp (center dot with many raidiants), and clear glass clerestory.On View
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