Hanging votive lamp
about 1637
Object PlaceMexico
Medium/TechniqueSilver, glass
DimensionsOverall: 130 x 58 cm (51 3/16 x 22 13/16 in.)
Troy weight: 5.5 troy ounces or 12 lbs.
Troy weight: 5.5 troy ounces or 12 lbs.
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by the Karolik Society, Frank B. Bemis Fund, Marion E. Davis Fund, William Francis Warden Fund, Leigh and Stephen Braude Fund for Latin American Art, and funds donated by Patricia and Robert Lawrence
Accession number2014.1469
On View
On viewClassificationsSilver hollowware
Collections
Provenance1637, donated by Doña Magdalena Valdivieso y Rojas to the confraternity of Vera Cruz, Alcázar de San Juan, Spain; about 1795, probably transferred to the parish church of Santa Quiteria, Alcázar de San Juan. About 1900, purchased in Barcelona by a private collector, Spain; until 2013, by descent within the family; March 27, 2013, consigned anonymously by the grandchild of the Spanish private collector, Neumeister, Munich (sale no. 359, “Alte Kunst”), lot 403. 2013, purchased by Rafael Gusano (dealer), Madrid; 2013, sold by Gusano to Jaime Eguiguren Arte y Antigüedades, Buenos Aires; 2014, sold by Eguiguren to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 29, 2014)
