Tin and glass nicho

NameNicho

Maker Ildeberto Delgado (1883 - 1973)

CultureHispano

Date1936

Place madeSanta Fe, NEW MEXICO, United States, North America

MediumTin, glass, paper, ink

Dimensions18 1/8 × 23 1/4 × 3 3/4 in. (46 × 59 × 9.5 cm)

Credit LineLoan from the Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration WPA, Federal Art Project, 1935-1943

Object numberL.2018.2.49

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionTin and glass nicho with a punched lunette bearing a punched six pointed star, with two more six pointed stars projecting from each side. To each side of the nicho are gold long, vertical comb painted wallpaper pieces under glass. The nicho is surrounded by punched tin with tiny scalloped outer edges, the centers decorated with a pair of zigzag lines, flanked by tiny alternting quatrefoil dots. At the outer left and right edges are large attached pairs of leaf-like forms with faintly head-like ends at top and bottom. The central cavity has a tin backing with a "quilted" appearance, and the front hinges are topped with round finials.