Model, cathedral; 3 towers, 2 w/belfries & clocks; creche inside composed of figures representing Jesus, Mary & Joseph; cardboard & tinsel; wired for electricity; height: 44cm. Cardboard & tinsel candy wrappers; electric wire Model of cathedral in Cracow; such model, which may be made from other materials, are a distinctive art of Cracow, where they have been displayed as creches or as settings for puppet shows (Late 19th- Early 20th century); this example was probably made ca. 1955 or 1960 References: Jackowski, A. "L'Art Populaire Polonais", Pl.151
Donor:
University Appropriation and Wanda Tomczykowska
Verbatim coll. place:
Poland; Cracow
Collector:
Wanda Tomczykowska
Collection date:
ca. 1960
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
April 23, 1970
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Loans:
S2002-2003 #9: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 20, 2002–April 7, 2003)