Crèche, mid–18th century, Naples, Italy, Naples, Figures: Polychromed terracotta heads with painted glass eyes, wooden limbs, and bodies of wire wrapped in hemp, clothing made variously of 18th- or 19th-century silks, cottons, linens, leather, and paper, some with metallic threads, some figures with additional elements in gold, silver, pearl, coral, ivory, bone, and wood, additional smaller figures composed entirely of polychromed terracotta or polychromed carved wood, 430 × 465 × 140 cm (overall)
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Crèche, mid–18th century, Naples, Italy, Naples, Figures: Polychromed terracotta heads with painted glass eyes, wooden limbs, and bodies of wire wrapped in hemp, clothing made variously of 18th- or 19th-century silks, cottons, linens, leather, and paper, some with metallic threads, some figures with additional elements in gold, silver, pearl, coral, ivory, bone, and wood, additional smaller figures composed entirely of polychromed terracotta or polychromed carved wood, 430 × 465 × 140 cm (overall)

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Chicago, The Art Institute

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Photo12/Liszt Collection/Artokoloro

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430 Crèche mid–18th century Naples Italy Figures Polychromed terracotta heads painted glass eyes wooden limbs bodies wire wrapped hemp clothing variously 18th- 19th-century silks cottons linens leather paper metallic threads figures additional elements gold silver pearl coral ivory bone wood additional smaller figures composed entirely polychromed terracotta polychromed carved wood 430

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