4285B

Phlegmatic

Artist: Villa Alta de San Ildefonso de Oaxaca Workshop
Title: Phlegmatic
Date: 17th century
Medium: Sgrafitto on tinted wood filled with black lute (zulaque) paste and set within a marquetry (marquetería, taracea, or embutido) frame. Decoration on the outer surface of the top of a portable desk (escritorio).
Location: Museo Franz Mayer, Ciudad de México.
Photo Source: PESSCA Archive
Correspondence Credit: Almerindo Ojeda
Item: 4285B