National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art
Batea
Mexican 17th century
- Date
- c. 1650
- Medium
- lacquer inlay on wood
- Dimensions
- diameter: 75.5 cm (29 3/4 in.) depth: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.)
- Classification
- Decorative Art
- Accession number
- 2026.37.1
- Credit line
- Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of Funds from Patricia Alford President
- Time span
- 1601 to 1650
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Tray
- lacquered
- Inlay
Provenance
Acquired in Paris c. 1990 by private collection; (sale, 23 July 2020, Pierre Berge & Associes. Paris, no. 98);[1] (Carteia Fine Arts, Madrid); purchased 2026 by NGA. [1] According to Carteia Fine Arts, Pierre Berge indicated at the time of the sale that the seller had purchased the work some thirty years earlier in Paris. See email of 9 April 2026 in NGA curatorial file.
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