Miniature

Art

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International Museum of Art & Science

Name/Title

Miniature

Entry/Object ID

1988.19.020

Description

A miniature of a dresser with mirror. The dresser is made from a linotype metal (pot metal), cast in a mold. The dresser is cast as one piece and then the mirror added after. The figurine is decorated with paint. The scalloped back with yellow, the dresser top with green, and the front legs in pink.

Artwork Details

Medium

Linotype metal (pot metal), Paint

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1965

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Mexican

Dimensions

Height

1-1/2 in

Width

1-1/8 in

Length

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

1 1/2" x 1 1/8" x 1/2" (3.8cm x 2.9cm x 1.3cm)