3846B

The Sense of Taste

Artist: Villa Alta de San Ildefonso de Oaxaca Workshop
Title: The Sense of Taste
Date: 17th or 18th century
Medium: Lute-filled sgrafitto on inlaid wood (Marquetería, taracea, intarsia, o madera embutida con esgrafiados rellenos de pasta de zulaque). Decoration on a portable desk (escritorio).
Location: Museo Franz Mayer, Ciudad de México (inv. #06774).
Photo Source: Museo Franz Mayer
Correspondence Credit: Almerindo Ojeda and Rubem Amaral Jr.
Item: 3846B