Milagros

Description:

Ex-votos, called milagros in Spanish, are offerings to a particular saint for help in curing an ailment. Many milagros are in the shape of specific body parts. Usually made of silver or tin, they can also be found in wax, gold, and other metals. Santos and milagros in the Vidal Collection date from the 1700s.

Date Made: 20th century

Description (Spanish): Los milagros son ofrendas hechas a un santo en particular para rogarle por la cura de alguna afección. Muchos milagros representan partes del cuerpo específicas. Por lo general se confeccionan de plata u hojalata, pero pueden hallarse también de cera, oro y otros metales. Los santos y los milagros de la Colección Vidal datan del siglo XVIII.Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Puerto Rico

Subject: Puerto Rico

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Ethnic, Cultures & Communities, Religion, Vidal

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Credit Line: Gift of Teodoro Vidal

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1997.0097.1006.001Accession Number: 1997.0097Catalog Number: 1997.0097.1006.001

Object Name: ex voto, rooster

Physical Description: silver (overall material)Measurements: overall: 2.7 cm x 2.4 cm x .2 cm; 1 1/16 in x 15/16 in x 1/16 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-1dbb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_602378

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