DepartmentLatin America

Ex-voto to San Francisco de Asis

NameEx-voto

Artist Artist not recorded

Place madeMexico, North America

MediumTin, paint

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/8 x 13 3/4 in. (23.2 x 35 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.14

Object numberFA.2010.97.14

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionRoughly cut tin sheet, pierced at center top and bottom and at proper right edge over Saint's head and painted with an image of a man kneeling before a "hillside" on which St. Francis (a bearded monk in brown habit) stands next to a book and skull. Another tree stands near right edge (proper left). At top left (proper right) of image is written: "___ de Noviembre de 1924 encontrandose D. Filiberto Acevedo atacado de fiebre intermtente (?), invoc___ lauclio Divono __ _____ devocion de ___ Franciso de Asis y ____ milagro dedi___ presente Amacusac febre ____ de 1925."