Retablo
Retablo
1980-1995
1980-1995
| Place of origin |
Made of plaster then brightly painted and varnished, it is in the shape of a wooden hut with a grass roof. Inside there is the 'Holy Family' with a donkey, brown horse and sheep, together with two more figures at the front. The hut is light brown on the outside and dark blue on the inside, the roof mottled dark green, the bottom green decoratedaround the edge with yellows and red to represent flowers.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Retablo |
| Materials and techniques | painted plaster |
| Brief description | Miniature painted plaster nativity scene made in Peru between 1980 and 1995 |
| Physical description | Made of plaster then brightly painted and varnished, it is in the shape of a wooden hut with a grass roof. Inside there is the 'Holy Family' with a donkey, brown horse and sheep, together with two more figures at the front. The hut is light brown on the outside and dark blue on the inside, the roof mottled dark green, the bottom green decoratedaround the edge with yellows and red to represent flowers. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Made
in
Peru (gold paper round label stuck to bottom) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Elspeth Ann Evans |
| Production | Attribution note: This is hand made; there will have been others made, however, each is done individually and slightly different. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.129-1998 |
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| Record created | June 30, 1998 |
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