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Retablo, Virgin and Child
Retablo, Virgin and Child
Retablo, Virgin and Child
DepartmentLatin America

Retablo, Virgin and Child

NameRetablo
Artist Artist unrecorded
Date19th century
Probably madeCuzco, Peru, South America
MediumBayeta cloth, potato starch plaster, paint, wood, silver leaf
Dimensions16 1/8 × 11 7/16 × 2 3/4 in. (41 × 29 × 7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Linda Alexander, A.2020.25.32
Object numberA.2020.25.32
ProvenancePurchased by donor in Cusco, Peru
DescriptionAltar of the Virgin Mary and Child in a blue, red and gold retablo style box.
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