Relicario pendant

NamePendant

Date19th Century

Place madeMexico, North America

MediumSilver, paper

Dimensions2 9/16 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in. (6.5 × 4.5 × 1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.11

Object numberA.2015.19.11

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionSilver pendant with a full-body image of the Our Lady of Guadalupe. Paper image is slightly damaged. Scalloped decoration around the edge of the image. At the top of the pendant is the decorative loop. Where the loop meets the pendant there is more flat decoration.