DepartmentHispano

Cross with floral colcha embroidery

NameCross

Artist or maker Senaida Romero

Collective/Group NEA National Heritage Fellow

CultureHispana

Date1996

Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumTin, cloth, embroidery floss, solder

DimensionsOverall: 12 7/8 x 10 5/8 x 3/8 in. (32.75 x 27 x 0.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation Folk Art Committee.

Object numberA.2008.15.3

Collections

NEA National Heritage Fellows

DescriptionTin cross with floral colcha embroidery in arms and body, covered by clear glass. Cross surrounded by tin backing with scalloped edges. A punched floral form fills the spaces between the arms, and small round punched dots and florals fill the areas at the top and ends of the arms, as well as below the central flower.