Creche Figure of Saint Joseph
Unidentified Quito School artist, Ecuadorian, 18th century
18th century
Carved, gilded and polychromed wood with glass eyes
Overall: 30 in. (76.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Marta Phillips in memory of David F. Phillips, Class of 1951
S.998.15.4
Geography
Place Made: Quito, Ecuador, South America
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Course History
REL 1, Patterns of Religious Experience, Elizabeth Perez, Fall 2013
Exhibition History
Fred Wilson, So Much Trouble in the World - Believe It or Not!, William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Jaffe Hall Galleries, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 4-December 11, 2005.
Publication History
Barbara Thompson, Fred Wilson, So Much Trouble in the World - Believe It or Not!, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 2005.
Provenance
Collected by David Frederic Phillips (1929-1988), in Quito, Ecuador, during his time in the Foreign Service, 1960's-1970's; to his wife Marta Schlappi de Phillips (1929-2016), in 1988; given to present collection, 1998.
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