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Wooden Nativity Set

 Item — Box: Gussick ARTIF02, Object: M53
Identifier: APR 2019 #20 M53

Scope and Contents

(APR 2019 #20 M53) This nativity set consists of eight colorful, flat figures: Mary, Joseph, Jesus in a manger, two shepherds, a sheep, an angel and a tree. Each figure has a small rectangular base with the tallest standing at 6.3 cm high. The set is in a box labeled: "HAND PAINTED - HAND CARVED NATIVITY SET | Made by the Peasants of the Tyrolian Alps" with a sticker under the box reading "THE SHOP OF | H. W. Brown's | MILWAUKEE | COURTEOUS SERVICE".

Dates

  • Creation: 1840 - 2000

Extent

1 Artifacts (1 set)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

From the Series: Spanish; Castilian

Repository Details

Part of the Concordia Historical Institute Repository

Contact:
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