Vintage Mexican folk devotional depicting Our Lady of Guadalupe, richly embellished with sequins, metallic trim, fabric, and applied decorative elements. Set in a hand-formed black tin frame with a pierced and rolled opening and a peaked pediment top. The frame contains a shallow hollow space behind the image, consistent with nicho-style devotional construction.

Pieces like this were traditionally created as private devotional objects, often assembled in the home rather than a workshop. In Mexican folk Catholic practice, the careful embellishment of an image—adding sequins, glass, fabric, or metal—was sometimes undertaken as an act of prayer or gratitude, particularly during times of illness, hardship, or petition. These works were not intended for public display or export, but for quiet, personal devotion.

Details

• Date: mid-20th century, c. 1960s–1980s

• Subject: Our Lady of Guadalupe (green cloak, white roses)

• Size: 10.5” W × 14” H × approx. 2” D

• Format: devotional wall shrine / nicho-style mixed media collage

• Condition: very good vintage condition with light wear consistent with age and handcraft

Collection Note
Part of a curated private collection of Mexican folk devotional works. Please see my store for other similar religious folk art pieces.