Crèches (Nativity scenes)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
Porcelain Nativity Set
Item — Box Gussick ARTIF02: Series Artifacts, Carton: 2.3, Object: M62
Identifier: APR 2019 #20 M62
Scope and Contents
(APR 2019 #20 M62) This nativity set has five pale blue porcelain figures, decorated with royal blue with black and brown highlights and features. The figures are Joseph, Mary, Jesus in a manger with two smaller people. Mary is the tallest figure at 5.5 cm.
Dates:
1840 - 2000
Wooden Nativity Set
Item — Box Gussick ARTIF02: Series Artifacts, 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:
1840 - 2000