Retablo with Float Carrying Virgin of La Merced

NameShrine; Portable Box

Maker Joaquín López Antay (Peruvian, 1897 - 1981)

Datec. 1955

Place madeAyacucho, Peru, South America

MediumWood, potato flour, plaster, paint

DimensionsOverall: 19 1/2 x 9 11/16 (with doors closed) x 8 3/4 in. (49.5 x 24.6 (With doors closed) x 22.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.44.220V

Object numberA.1979.44.220V

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionOur Lady of Mercy (or of ransom) box with 2 hinged doors on front, pediment on top. Exterior is white with multicolor designs. Separate alter fits inside. Virgin is in striped red and white robes, which match the red and white crossed Peruvian flags below her. The back of the box is painted with multicolored dots