Angel

Giuseppe Sanmartino

Date

second half 18th century

Type

Crèche figure

Medium

Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs and wings; body of wire wrapped in tow; various fabrics

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

64.164.9a–c

Credit

Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964