Grotto at Lourdes
Title
Grotto at Lourdes
Subject
Novelty
Description
Novelty depicts the Grotto at Lourdes. The ceramic is cut into a jagged half circle to replicate a cave. The back of the cave has a silver alter with a crucifix on it, toward the front on the top right is an image of the Saint Lourdes. The front of the novelty has a gold color fence to protect the shrine. To the left is a small kneeling figure, by the fence. On both sides of the cave are silver paint columns. The cave is colored gray and brown.
Creator
Tabatha Butler Photographer
Source
1949.3.51
Publisher
Idaho State Historical Society
Date
Circa 1949
Contributor
Idaho State Historical Society
Rights
Idaho State Historical Society
Relation
Still image of novelty in Merci Train collection
Format
Height: 4” Width: 2” Length: 5.25”
Language
French
Type
Still image
Identifier
1949.3.51
Coverage
Idaho State Historical Museum's Storage
- Date Added
- December 14, 2011
- Collection
- Idaho Merci Train Collection
- Item Type
- Still Image
- Citation
- Tabatha Butler Photographer, “Grotto at Lourdes,” Idaho Merci Train, accessed April 26, 2024, https://idahomercitrain.omeka.net/items/show/16.