Shrine for Statue of Madonna and Child

Medium: Tropical hardwood, pigments

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:18th century

Dimensions: 32 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 10 1/2in. (82.6 x 50.2 x 26.7cm)

Collections:

Accession Number: 48.206.31

Catalogue Description:
Painted wooden cabinet or tabernacle for statue of Madonna and Child (48.206.30). Gallery surmounts cornice; sides and front paneled with applied moldings forming diamond pattern. Doors open to reveal shrine; back of each door has painted saint with halo. Interior of cabinet painted blue with white starts in random pattern except for center of back, where Madonna was placed.

Brooklyn Museum