DepartmentEurope

Maria

NameCanivet Holy Card

Artist Artist unrecorded

Date18th century

Place madeFrance, Europe

MediumPaper, watercolor

DimensionsOverall: 4 7/8 x 2 15/16 in. (12.4 x 7.5 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2011.17.1

DescriptionVertical rectangular paper with handpunched lace-like pierced paper designs within a scalloped oval form with a dove near the top and vegetal forms around a painted oval bearing an image of Mary (a haloed, hooded figure in blue cloak and red dress with long blond hair). A rose is painted above and below Mary's image, and another horizontal oval near the bottom reads "Maria." The outside of the large punched oval is painted in alternating pink, blue and yellow.