DepartmentHispano

San Jose y el Santo Nino

NameBox, Rosary

Artist or maker Ramon José Lopez (born 1951)

CultureHispanic

Date1988

Place madeSANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, United States, NORTH AMERICA

MediumMetal (silver) , wood, paint, mica

Dimensions5 7/8 x 3 11/16 x 1 3/16 in. (15 x 9.3 x 3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, MNM Collection, A.1989.1.1

Object numberA.1989.1.1

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionCut, nailed, painted, polished. Box with arched top, picture under mica. Silver sheet nailed to wooden inside frame. Drawer in box with handle and stop. San Jose is in brown robe with crown holding Santo Nino in red robe with cross and halo. Used to keep rosary in.