Miniatures

Museum number:
3-28928
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3707
Description:
Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - Mule
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Mexico City, Mexico
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Person depicted:
Jesus Christ (founder of Christianity) and Mary (mother of Jesus)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 2 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 3 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 4 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 5 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 6 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 7 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 8 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 9 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 10 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 11 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 12 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 13 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 14 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 15 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 16 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 17 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 18 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 19 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 20 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - MuleHearst Museum object 21 of 21 titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - Mule
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Miniatures, accession number 3-28928, described as Miniatures, nativity scene. Clay over wire, finely detailed and painted. Size range -- lg. -1/8cm to 3.5cm, ht, -1.0cm to -4.0cm A - Wise Man riding camel, B - Wise Man riding elephant, C - horse upon which Wise Man (I) was mounted, now loose, D - Joseph, E - Mary, F - Infant Jesus, H - Cow, I - Mule

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