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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:paint, plasterTradition:Roman CatholicRepository:Private Collection.Subject:Virgin MaryKeywords:Chalkware, Rosary, Our Lady of Grace, Eucharist, Sculpture, Virgin Mary
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Paranirvana (self-portrait)
DeSoto, LewisDate:1999 CEMedium:polyethylene, paintTradition:BuddhistSubject:Lewis deSotoKeywords:Sculpture, Parinirvana, Liberation, Death, Portrait -
Dresser in the bedroom of Mrs. Ella Watson, a government charwoman
Parks, GordonDate:August 1942 CETradition:Verbycke Spiritual ChurchPlace of Origin:WashingtonRepository:Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs DivisionKeywords:Chalkware, Photograph, African American, Devotion, Home Altar, Altar -
Missions donation box
Date:early 20th century CEMedium:plaster, paintTradition:ChristianPlace of Origin:FranceRepository:Private Collection.Keywords:Missions, Colonialism, Sculpture, Donation, Gratitude, Chalkware -
Rock of Ages plaque
Date:ca. 1958 CEMedium:plaster, paint, religious textsTradition:ProtestantRepository:Private Collection.Keywords:Augustus Montague Toplady, Hymn, Anglican, Devotion, Text -
Face of Jesus
Date:mid 20th century CEMedium:plasterTradition:Protestant, Roman CatholicRepository:Private Collection.Subject:ChristKeywords:Statue, Devotion, Vision, Christ, Sculpture, Chalkware -
Adoring Angels Blue Pair
Date:early 20th century CEMedium:plaster, paintTradition:Roman Catholic, ProtestantRepository:Private Collection.Subject:AngelKeywords:Angels, Statue, Devotion, Sculpture, Prayer, Chalkware -
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