Mexican Coaster: Bull Necklaces Laura Anderson Barbata was an

Laura Anderson Barbata was an Artist-in-Residence at the Gardner in 2016

and from the resilient Bronx to the mystical kung fu hip-hop mecca of Staten Island

Anthony van Dyck (Antwerp

liberally dusted with gold accents

1860 - 1920

Mexican Coaster: Bull Necklaces Laura Anderson Barbata was anIsabella Gardner herself spent hours assembling the nearly 2,000 painted and glazed tiles into the appealing pattern we see today on the walls of the Spanish Cloister. Her friend, the artist Dodge Macknight, bought the tiles for her in Mexico in 1909 from the Church of San Agustn in Mexico. This coaster, featuring one of the tile designs from Church of San Agustn now located in the Museum's Spanish Cloister, is sure to be a utilitarian touchstone for