Joseph (from a nativity)
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Statuette (Sculpture). The ivory heads of Mary and Joseph were among the numerous such parts imported to America via the Manila Galleon trade. The style of the figures' polychromy, however, reveals that they were set into their wooden bodies in Ecuador. Artists there practiced a distinctive technique to embellish the garments of their sculptures, applying gold patterns over the colored backgrounds rather than scratching them through, as in true estofado.
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Date
18th century (?) possibly later
Rights
Public Domain
Identifier
MET-204269
Origin
Ecuadorian and Philippine/ Philippines
Materials
Wood, polychromed and gilded; ivory touched up with polychromy (face and shoulders)
Physical Dimensions
H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Provenance
Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964
Acquisition Date
1964
Short description
Statuette
Display status
Gallery 209
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Record accessed in November 2020
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“Joseph (from a nativity),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 23, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/2953.
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