Petaca trunk, in leather with agave fiber embroidery... Lot 1235

Petaca trunk, in leather with agave fiber embroidery decorated with flowers, foliage, birds and exotic animals; hinges, hasp lock and side handle in wrought iron. Hispanic colonies, Mexico, partly late 17th century Height: 44 cm - Width: 70 cm - Depth: 51 cm (reassembly and missing lace) Comparable example in the Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico (inv. 7-O6306785 GBK-0015) Book consulted: Exhibition New York 1990/91, Mexico Splendors of Thirty Centuries, The Metropol-itan Museum of Art, cat. p. 442, n°206.