Nativity candlestick

Museum number:
3-31103
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
JP-447 (previous number)
Accession number:
Acc.4777
Object count:
1
Description:
NATIVITY SCENE CANDLE STICK: Terra cotta candle stick, domed base to which are affixed Joseph (yellow robe, green mantel, black hair and beard), Mary (pink robe, blue mantel, white head veil), infant lying on a bas-relief “manger” which resembles a large flower (white, red and yellow), a grey donkey and a brick colored cow kneel above the “manger” on each side of the candle stem. Two white doves with red/green/yellow tails. The base of the candle dome is decorated with band of white zigzag highlighted with pink dots, and a band of yellow and pink scallops separated by narrow black bands. Small white tag with “Mexico” printed on surface is glued to the underside. Could be Aguilar.
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Mexico
Collector:
John Paul
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Crèches (visual works)
Accession date:
February 24, 2011
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Nativity candlestick, accession number 3-31103, described as NATIVITY SCENE CANDLE STICK: Terra cotta candle stick, domed base to which are affixed Joseph (yellow robe, green mantel, black hair and beard), Mary (pink robe, blue mantel, white head veil), infant lying on a bas-relief “manger” which resembles a large flower (white, red and yellow), a grey donkey and a brick colored cow kneel above the “manger” on each side of the candle stem. Two white doves with red/green/yellow tails. The base of the candle dome is decorated with band of white zigzag highlighted with pink dots, and a band of yellow and pink scallops separated by narrow black bands. Small white tag with “Mexico” printed on surface is glued to the underside. Could be Aguilar.

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