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Attributed to Salvatore di Franco (active 18th century)

Date:: second half 18th century
Culture:: Italian (Naples)
Medium:: Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; silver-gilt halo; silk and linen garments.
Dimensions:: (a) H. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm.); (b) Diam. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.)
Classification:: Crèche
Credit Line:: Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964
Accession Number:: 64.164.1a, b

This artwork is part of Annual Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 305

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