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Collections

Unidentified artists
Desk18th century

On view:
Geffen Galleries, South American Symbolic Universes
No image
Artist or Maker
Unidentified artists
Title
Desk
Place Made
Bolivia (possibly Moxos or Chiquitos)
Date Made
18th century
Medium
Wood, mother-of-pearl, partial gilt, iron, and paint
Dimensions
Closed: 15 3/4 × 13 × 16 in. (40 × 33 × 40.6 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art Deaccession Fund
Accession Number
M.2024.155.2
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Latin American Art
Selected 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.