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Hanging votive lamp
Mexican
about 1637
Object Place: Mexico
Medium/Technique
Silver, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 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 Line
Museum 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
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
InscriptionsEngraved on well of lamp: "DONA/MADALENA/DE VALDIBI/ESO Y ROX/AS MV" "XER DE/EL CAPIT/AN DON J/DE FRES NE/DA SIR" "ANO" "DE/1637" "VIO CON/ESTA LAN/PARA ANV/ESTRO SE/NOR" "I ASUSA/NTA IMAXEN/ENESTACA/SA DELAVE/RACRZ"
(Doña Magdalena de Valdivieso y Rojas wife of Captain Don J de Fresneda Sir / Saw with this lamp our lord and his sacred image in this House of the True Cross / The year 1637).
(Doña Magdalena de Valdivieso y Rojas wife of Captain Don J de Fresneda Sir / Saw with this lamp our lord and his sacred image in this House of the True Cross / The year 1637).
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)