DepartmentEurope
Miller
NameFigure
Maker
Mamie Martin
DateLate 1970s - early 1980s
(not assigned)AUps, Cote d'Azur, France, Europe
MediumCeramic, cotton, wood, paint, vegetal fiber, silk or synthetic fiber
Dimensions13 3/8 × 7 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (34 × 19 × 14 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Bob and Marge McCarthy, A.2011.38.20
Terms
- Aups
Object numberA.2011.38.20
ProvenanceThe tradition of making santons ("Little Saints") in Provence, France began after the revolution when it was forbidden to have the creche figures in churches. People made them at home of wax or wood or ceramic and added local figures bringing gifts to the Christ Child.
See paperwork in file titled "How Santons Are Made" and "How Mamie Martin Santons Are Made."
DescriptionStanding gray haired man holding two large bags marked FARINE in his arms. He wears a red and white striped cap, blue pants, a white apron and a brown and white diamond patterned vest with black back. Barely visible are a white shirt and red and white checked cravat. His red and white striped stockings and brown clogs are painted, complete with a hole and a darned area on his left sock. Hardwood base signed "Mamie Martin" at left front. Right rear reads "XII."
