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Chest

Medium: Wood, lacquer
Place Made: probably Olinala, Mexico
Dates: 1878
Dimensions: 14 x 33 1/16 x 16 15/16in. (35.6 x 84 x 43cm)
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: L41.106
Credit Line: Lent by Dr. Herbert J. Spinden
Image: Overall, L41.106_transpc003.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Wooden chest with lacquer decoration showing red background on which landscape scenes, animals, human figures, flowers, leaves, etc. are represented in various colors. The attached cover has a flat top and sloping sides. On the cover the word "Independencia" appears above an eagle. The interior of the chest is red and only the inside of the cover is decorated with a bird and flower design. The date 1878 appears on the inside of the cover above bird.

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