DepartmentLatin America

BUILDING, MODEL

NameBuilding Model

DateCA 1965, STAFF

Place madeMetepec, Mexico, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 12 13/16 x 7 7/8 x 14 15/16 in. (32.5 x 20 x 38 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.693.

Object numberA.1979.3.693

DescriptionHand-built building model of a church with a nativity scene. The building is multicolored with gold accents. There are two bell towers on the church and they hold flowers which support crosses. Guadalupe can be seen above the door. Inscribed Feliz Navidad en Metepic.