Mexican pressed and embossed copper frame with a shallow box (nicho) attached. The box, fitted to the back of the frame, is hinged, making it easy to open and insert or change devotional objects.
The frame, with a glass cover, is in the shape of a church with pointed roof top and towers on the side, and soft winglike appendages. Circular and floral shapes have been impressed into the metal, small raised bumps add to the decor and form the shape of a cross at the top. The surface is oxidized and rusted to a gorgeous patina. The box is held closed by a strip of copper rolled to hold it in place like a spring; there’s a wire loop at the back of the frame for hanging. The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is contemporary, cut from a magazine page and inserted to show off the beauty of the nicho.
Circa late 19th to early 20th Centuries, the frame is 8 × 10 inches (glass covered opening is 4 × 6 inches). The box is 4 ½ x 6 ½ x 1 inches.
Mexican pressed and embossed copper frame with a shallow box (nicho) attached. The box, fitted to the back of the frame, is hinged, making it easy to open and insert or change devotional objects.
The frame, with a glass cover, is in the shape of a church with pointed roof top and towers on the side, and soft winglike appendages. Circular and floral shapes have been impressed into the metal, small raised bumps add to the decor and form the shape of a cross at the top. The surface is oxidized and rusted to a gorgeous patina. The box is held closed by a strip of copper rolled to hold it in place like a spring; there’s a wire loop at the back of the frame for hanging. The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is contemporary, cut from a magazine page and inserted to show off the beauty of the nicho.
Circa late 19th to early 20th Centuries, the frame is 8 × 10 inches (glass covered opening is 4 × 6 inches). The box is 4 ½ x 6 ½ x 1 inches.
