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Title: Lectern with book
Date: second half 18th century
Geography: Formerly considered made in Peru; Probably made in Quito, Ecuador
Culture: probably Ecuadoran, Quito
Medium: Wood, polychromed and gilded
Dimensions: H. ca. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964
Accession Number: 64.164.215
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