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Crèche

A work made of mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache,
metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome
terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache,
metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome
terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood.

Date:

1725-75, with later additions

Artist:

Naples, Italy

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Title

Crèche

Place

Naples (Object made in)

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Made 1725–1775

Medium

Mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache, metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood

Dimensions

Overall: 430 × 465 × 140 cm (169 5/16 × 183 1/8 × 55 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. James N. Bay and Linda and Vincent Buonanno and Family; Eloise W. Martin Legacy Fund; purchased with funds provided by of Ruth Ann Gillis and Michael McGuinnis and Mrs. Robert O. Levitt; Charles H. and Mary F. Worcester Collection Fund

Reference Number

2013.59

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