20th-century Ex voto, dated October 3rd, 1953

Name/Title

20th-century Ex voto, dated October 3rd, 1953

Entry/Object ID

1999.11.1

Description

20th-century ex voto. Inscription: “Marcelo Paredes and his father Higinio left to get drunk outside the abandoned house behind the store until the 3rd of October 1953 a skeleton touched Marcelo and put a hex that stopped him from speaking well, and he prayed to the Virgin de Zapopan who cured the hex.”

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil, Tin

Made/Created

Date made

1953

Notes

Ex voto dated 3 October 1953.

Dimensions

Height

9-1/2 in

Width

12 in