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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Mexican
Title:Coffered Box (Cofre)
Date Made:18th century
Type:Container
Materials:wood, ivory, and glass
Place Made:North America; Mexico
Measurements:Overall: 8 1/2 in x 10 1/4 in x 5 3/4 in; 21.6 cm x 26 cm x 14.6 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1955.568
Credit Line:Gift of the children of Dwight W. Morrow (Class of 1895) and Elizabeth C. Morrow
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
Coffered box framed in ivory with colored glass insets in wood. Interior of hinged dome lid painted with scenes of children, trees, and birds. 4 knob feet. Back painted a rose color with designs in yellow: a boy, dogs, a tree, birds, and green foliage.

Label Text:
This wooden box, or cofre, exhibits decorative motifs consisting of coffers and geometric forms that divide the composition into its component parts. The largest of these appear on the box's face, where rectangles filled with ornate decoration are surrounded by triangular pieces, thereby creating two starburst forms. The box's rich palette of gold, white, red, green, and black enhances its jewel-like appearance.

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