Mexican Marriage and Childhood Ceremonies as Imagined in the 18th Century, 1734

Name: Mexican Marriage and Childhood Ceremonies as Imagined in the 18th Century, 1734
Brand: American Maps and Prints
SKU: BG-13806-64
Price: 180 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1734
Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 42 × 26 cm (16.5 × 10.2 in)
Condition: Good. The engraving is in very good condition, with strong plate marks, mild toning near the margins, and a clean image area. Minor edge wear and a small tear at the right margin do not affect the printed scene.
Period: Colonial America
Places: Mexico
Reference: BG-13806-64

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

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About this piece

Marriage and infant ceremonies of the Mexicans, a copperplate engraving of 1734 from Les Cérémonies et Coutumes Religieuses de tous les Peuples du Monde, engraved after designs by Bernard Picart (Tome VI, plate 91). Two scenes appear on one sheet.

In the upper scene, "Mariage des Mexicains", a bride and groom are joined by a priest on a stepped platform before a balustrade and a town of European-style buildings. The wedding party wears feathered cloaks and headdresses, and women on the right hold small children. The lower scene, "Cérémonies que les Mexicains pratiquent à l'égard de leurs Enfans", shows an enthroned figure holding a shield and priests lifting infants over an altar, with a chest of offerings in the corner and a crowd of women waiting at the back of the room.

The Cérémonies et Coutumes was a European picture-book of the religions of the world, and Picart's Mexican scenes follow written accounts of Aztec customs.

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