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Start Over Object name Nativity figurine Object class Figurines Accession number Acc.4777
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Nativity figurine, accession number 3-31102, described as THEODORA BLANCO NATIVITY FIGURE: Hand modeled, ceramic, figure of a wise man riding on a donkey. Unpainted. Figure wears a richly decorated cloak with a border of applied flowers which drapes to the animal’s tail. He has applied curly hair and a tall crown atop his head with flower and cross, and holds a incense container in his two hands. He has decorative anklets and bare feet. Hands and feet are incised with toes and fingers. Face is modeled with incised eyes, brows and mouth. Donkey’s eyes, mane and muzzle are incised. “T.B” is inscribed on the left side of the figure’s cloak
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Nativity figurine, accession number 3-31532, described as TONALA NATIVITY SCENE: Christ child. Figure of child with arms outstretched. Hair and facial features clearly delineated. The child wears a tan garment with an amber, gray, black and white circular motif on the chest and a vertical row of serpentine decoration below. There are floral motifs on both sides.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Nativity figurine, accession number 3-31099, described as THEODORA BLANCO NATIVITY FIGURE: Hand modeled, ceramic, figure of a young male musician. Unpainted. Figure stands on a rectangular base and wears trousers, a short jacket, a neck scarf, a headband and has a hat with hatband hanging at his back. Beneath his left arm is a small drum with a cymbal set (?) at top. He plays it with his right hand while holding the cymbals with his left. Facial features are modeled and brows, lashes, mouth and nostrils are incised. “T.B” is inscribed on the bottom of the base.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Nativity figurine, accession number 3-31125, described as CERAMIC NATIVTY FIGURE: Kneeling “Joseph”, mold made, vitreous glazed, ceramic. Figure wears a grey robe decorated with 9 brown dots; mantel and head cloth are decorated with scalloped border, navy blue edge and random brown dots. Facial features, beard, and hand/arm delineations are all navy blue. Signed inside base “W”, underlined and with 3 dots below the line.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Nativity figurine, accession number 3-31115, described as CERAMIC NATIVITY FIGURE: Donkey, mold formed, vitreous glazed, ceramic; resting on ground with feet tucked beneath. Grey with navy blue and brown markings and features. Signed on base with “W” underlined, and 3 dots below the line.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Nativity figurine, accession number 3-31095, described as THEODORA BLANCO NATIVITY FIGURE: Hand modeled, ceramic, donkey. Stands on 4 legs, with a saddle blanket and cinch around belly and back. Head is forward and turned slightly right. Mane, blanket and cinch, eyes and muzzle are incised. Unpainted.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Nativity figurine, accession number 3-31575, described as GUATEMALAN NATIVITY FIGURE. 1 of a set of 18 figures, each made of terracotta, and most coated with grey, ecru or white slip. Joseph. Hand modeled, clad in a long robe and cloak. A halo is attached to the back of his head and stands erect. His proper left hand rests on his chest; his proper right hand is raised in an attitude of benediction. Dark firing patches are visible on edge of halo and base of cloak
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Nativity figurine, accession number 3-31538, described as TONALA NATIVITY SCENE: Figure of a pair of sheep. Body is natural clay (tan); head and rump are grey with whiter polka-dots. A sepia tone band edges the gray/doted back. A grey triple spiral is at the chest. Facial features are molded and painted. Note: Both animal’s noses are chipped
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Nativity figurine, accession number 3-31126, described as CERAMIC NATIVTY FIGURE: Kneeling “Mary”, mold made, vitreous glazed, ceramic. Figure wears a grey robe decorated with 20 brown dots; mantel is decorated WITH a wide navy blue border and random brown dots. Facial features and hand/arm delineations are all navy blue. Signed inside base “W”, underlined and with 3 dots below the line.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Nativity figurine, accession number 3-31091, described as THEODORA BLANCO NATIVITY FIGURE: Hand modeled, ceramic, ram. Stands on 4 legs, has curly horns and faces forward. Horns, hooves eyes and muzzle are incised. Unpainted. Paper tag marked “JP” in pencil on belly.

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