Title: Trabajos mexicanos de carey
Description: "Color catalog with brief descriptions of decorative objects made with tortoise shell. An oriental influence is characteristic of these boxes and chests, which were produced with much popularity during the Baroque period. Includes introductory essay by José Ignacio Aldama González with references"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Subjects: Tortoiseshell art objects, Catalogs, History
Places: Mexico
Time periods: 17th century, 18th century