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Material Objects Archive
Objects, images, and a proliferation of materialities engage bodies and minds, events and ideas, in ways both profound and subtle. Material objects, especially as they are activated in religious practices broadly conceived, are situated at the heart of MAVCOR. This Material Objects Archive offers an ever-expanding online gallery of such objects. We invite you to use it as a tool for thinking and teaching, researching and writing—and we welcome your suggestions and contributions to this collaborative enterprise.
In 2017, MAVCOR initiated the MAVCOR Digital Spaces Project, documenting sacred spaces via 360º panorama (360s) and high resolution giga-pixel (Zooms) photography. You can view all Digital Spaces Project 360s and Zooms here, or you can check the appropriate box in the Material Objects Archive search to view affiliated material objects.
Material Objects
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Date:early 20th century CEMedium:plaster, paintTradition:Roman Catholic, ProtestantRepository:Private Collection.Subject:AngelKeywords:Angels, Statue, Devotion, Sculpture, Prayer, Chalkware
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Carnival Crucifix
Medium:plaster, glitterTradition:Roman Catholic, ProtestantRepository:Private Collection.Subject:CrucifixionKeywords:Chalkware, Christ, Prayer, Dressed Statue, Carnival, Crucifix -
Domestic Altar
Date:ca. 1950 CEMedium:plaster, glass, wood, rubberTradition:CatholicRepository:Private Collection.Keywords:Sacred Heart, Christ, Angels, Last Supper, Monstrance, Altar -
Adoring Angel Carnival Prize
Date:ca. 1929 CEMedium:plaster, paintTradition:Roman Catholic, ProtestantPlace of Origin:OberlinRepository:Private Collection.Subject:AngelKeywords:Chalkware, Devotion, Angels, Carnival, Sculpture, Prayer -
Madonna of the Chair (after Raphael)
Mead, JoMedium:plasterTradition:CatholicRepository:Private Collection.Subject:Virgin MaryKeywords:Chalkware, Christ, Devotion, Virgin Mary, Raphael, Sculpture -
Carnival Crucifix
Medium:plaster, glitterTradition:Roman Catholic, ProtestantRepository:Private Collection.Subject:CrucifixionKeywords:Chalkware, Christ, Carnival, Crucifix, Sculpture, Prayer -
Madonna of the Chair (after Raphael)
Medium:plasterTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:FranceRepository:Private Collection.Subject:Virgin MaryKeywords:Chalkware, Devotion, Virgin Mary, Christ, Raphael, Sculpture -
Girl Praying
Fenner, Alice CranstonDate:ca. 1942 CEMedium:plaster, waxTradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:New PrestonRepository:Private Collection.Subject:PrayerKeywords:Devotion, Prayer, Chalkware -
Plaster Guardian Angel with Child
Date:late 19th century CEMedium:plaster, waxTradition:Roman CatholicPlace of Origin:FranceRepository:Private Collection.Subject:Guardian AngelKeywords:Chalkware, Angels, Children, Devotion, Protection, Sculpture -
Holy Child of Atocha (Santo Niño de Atocha)
Date:late 19th-early 20th centuries CEMedium:plaster, wood, glass, rhinestone, paintTradition:Roman CatholicRepository:Private Collection.Subject:ChristKeywords:Chalkware, Handmade, Pilgrimage, Devotion, Christ, Sculpture -
Our Lady of Lourdes as Guadalupe
Date:1920s-1930s CEMedium:acrylic paint, plaster, hand coloringTradition:Roman CatholicRepository:Private Collection.Subject:Virgin MaryKeywords:Virgin of Guadalupe, Our Lady of Lourdes, Virgin Mary, Repurposed, Handmade, Sculpture -
Viaticum, Last Rites Cabinet, or Sick Call Set
Date:1930s-1940s CEMedium:wood, plaster, glass, paintTradition:Roman CatholicRepository:Private Collection.Keywords:Death, Sacred Heart, Last Rites, Holy Family, Last Supper, Viaticum