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Ornamental plaque, one of a pair
1740–50
Object Place: Moxos or Chiquitos missions, Bolivia (Alto Peru)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
63.2 x 44.5 x 6.5 cm (24 7/8 x 17 1/2 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Landon T. Clay
Accession Number1992.350
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver
ProvenanceApril 14, 1975, sold by Alphonse Jax (dealer), New York, to Landon T. Clay, Boston [see note]; 1992, gift of Landon T. Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 24, 1992)
NOTE: According to Alphonse Jax at the time of the sale, this entered the United States from Argentina and was cleared by U.S. Customs on April 7, 1975 (first lent to the MFA on April 10, 1975). The donor, however, later recalled that he purchased it from the Edward Merrin Gallery, New York.
NOTE: According to Alphonse Jax at the time of the sale, this entered the United States from Argentina and was cleared by U.S. Customs on April 7, 1975 (first lent to the MFA on April 10, 1975). The donor, however, later recalled that he purchased it from the Edward Merrin Gallery, New York.