Church model

Museum number:
3-30579a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
202a,b (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4779
Description:
a) Wooden, twin towered, church replica painted with water-based paint. 1 spire has a red cross atop. Painted elements are red, orange, aqua blue, yellow and black. "732" marked in pencil on base. (b) Tin ornament is cut with a square base and an arched top. A swaddled infant with halo fills the lower half surrounded by magenta borders. The upper half has cut-outs of a cow (red) and a donkey (blue) under a yellow arch. A tin loop at top forms a hanger.
Donor:
Steve Vietti
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
Arthur B. Waugh Jr. and Richard Vietti
Materials:
Paint (coating), Tin (metal), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
September 29, 2009
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
b— height 9.5 centimeters, a— width 18 centimeters, a— height 24.5 centimeters, and b— width 7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Church model, accession number 3-30579a,b, described as a) Wooden, twin towered, church replica painted with water-based paint. 1 spire has a red cross atop. Painted elements are red, orange, aqua blue, yellow and black. "732" marked in pencil on base. (b) Tin ornament is cut with a square base and an arched top. A swaddled infant with halo fills the lower half surrounded by magenta borders. The upper half has cut-outs of a cow (red) and a donkey (blue) under a yellow arch. A tin loop at top forms a hanger.

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