Retablo Altar
Physical description
Brightly painted, large, portable "retablo" box altar. Two doors on leather hinges and painted on both sides in red, yellow,and black, open with red and white striped ribbons, from the centre outwards, to show two levels of small painted plaster figures and animals arranged into two scenes. On the top is a Nativity scene with the Three Kings and numerous shepherds while, on the bottom, is a scene of celebration with male and female musicians, acrobats, dancers, animals and food on a table. The exterior of the box is painted with red square and dot filled diamond shapes against a white background.
Materials
Date Made
1974
Date Acquired
1 May 2009
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 37 cm x 23 cm x 10 cm
Object Number
2738/200