Casket (Cofre)

Spanish Colonial Art
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Casket (Cofre)

Mexico, possibly Campeche, late 17th or early 18th century
Furnishings; Accessories
Wood, iron, tortoiseshell, and bone
6 1/8 × 8 1/2 × 5 in. (15.6 × 21.6 × 12.7 cm)
Gift of Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California, in memory of Charles B. Tate, Long Beach, California (M.2014.196)
Latin American Art
Not currently on public view

Provenance

Michael Haskell Antiques, Montecito, California; Ronald A. Belkin, Long Beach, California, 2007; LACMA, 2014.

Label

This chest incorporates bone and tortoiseshell inlay into fine geometric designs, employing a technique known as embutido.

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This chest incorporates bone and tortoiseshell inlay into fine geometric designs, employing a technique known as embutido. It was likely made in Campeche, an important woodworking center in the viceroyalty of New Spain.


From exhibition Archive of the World, 2022 (for more information see the catalogue entry by Patricia Díaz Cayeros in the accompanying publication, cat. no. 78, pp. 305–09)
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Bibliography

  • Katzew, Ilona, ed. Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: Highlights from LACMA’s Collection. Exh. Cat. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books/D.A.P., 2022.
  • Katzew, Ilona, ed. Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800: Highlights from LACMA’s Collection. Exh. Cat. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books/D.A.P., 2022.
  • Díaz Cayeros, Patricia. “Mobiliario novohispano con diseños geométricos: maderas, carey y hueso.” Res Mobils. Revista internacional de investigación en mobiliario y objetos decorativos 10, no 13 (2021):31–53.
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Exhibition history

  • Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800 Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, June 12, 2022 - October 30, 2022
  • Archive of the World: Art and Imagination in Spanish America, 1500–1800 Nashville, TN, Frist Art Museum, October 20, 2023 - January 28, 2024