| Accession # | 2015.68.34 |
|---|---|
| Culture | Mexican |
| Title | Ferris Wheel |
| Date | 1996 |
| Medium | Wood, pigment, lacquer |
| Dimensions | 10 5/16 × 7 1/2 × 4 13/16 in. (26.2 × 19.1 × 12.2 cm) mount: 11 × 7 × 11 in. (27.9 × 17.8 × 27.9 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Edward J. Guarino Collection in honor of Kathleen Guarino-Burns |
| Location | American Identities: Inventing American Landscape |
| Description | Carved wooden Ferris wheel with four seats and four passengers decorated with finely painted floral designs in green, purple, pink blue, purple, white and yellow on a red ground, and covered with lacquer. The edges of the wheel and two support poles are decorated with blue and white designs. The passengers are also painted and the Ferris wheel has a blue painted handle for turning. Condition: good; pigment on handle slightly chipped. |
