DepartmentLatin America

Ex-voto

NameEx-voto

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeMexico, North America

MediumTin, paint, glass

DimensionsOverall: 10 3/16 x 8 3/16 in. (25.8 x 20.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.11

Object numberFA.2010.97.11

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionTin ex-voto in gold colored metal frame under glass. Ex-voto painted with image of a man with bandaged head in a bed. A woman kneels with her back towards the viewer and towards an apparition of the crucified Christ in the clouds. At left side of image (proper right) is written in fine script: "(unreadable) el dia 12 de Juni o de 1882 Estando enagonia de muerte ... (mostly unreadable) las Gracias. (unreadable) Diciembre 8 de 1883 M-- ...".