Niño Jesús
- Description
- Jesus Christ is represented in a variety of forms in Catholic art and devotion, one of the most familiar being the scene of his crucifixion. Almost as frequently, Christ is shown as an infant, often being held by his mother, the Virgin Mary. This wooden figure of El Niño Jesús, the Christ Child, is from the late 19th century.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- santo
- Date made
- Late 19th century
- Physical Description
- plaster; wood; paint (overall material)
- handmade (overall production method/technique)
- plaster (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 20.5 cm x 14.5 cm x 13.5 cm; 8 1/16 in x 5 11/16 in x 5 5/16 in
- place made
- Puerto Rico
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.0035
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.0035
- subject
- Cultures & Communities
- Puerto Rico
- Religion
- Vidal
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- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Vidal
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
- Title
- Christ Child
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
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