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Crown of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Crown of the Andes

Unknown Artist

Ca. 1660 (diadem) and ca. 1770 (arches)

Crown of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Crown of the Andes by Unknown Artist

Medium

Gold, repoussé and chased; emeralds

Dimensions

13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm) Body diameter: 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm)

Classification

Crown

Culture

Colombian; Popayán

Department

The American Wing

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, Acquisitions Fund and Mary Trumbull Adams Fund, 2015

Accession Number

2015.437

Rights

Public Domain

Tags

Crowns

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