Object Record
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Metadata
Artist |
Medley, Mary Stofel |
Title |
Model of adobe house |
Object Name |
Model House |
Catalog Number |
12.74.92 |
Description |
Virtually all buildings of the Spanish and Mexican eras were built of adobe. Adobe is a mix of soil, water and straw molded into bricks and sun-dried. A finished adobe building is coated with a mud or lime wash to protect it from erosion. The word adobe is derived from the Spanish adobar (to plaster) and was the ideal material since timber was scarce. |
Date |
c. 1974 |
Material |
Mixed media |
Credit line |
Gift of Mary Stofel Medley |