Title: St. Joseph
Object type: Crèche figure
Date: second half 18th century
Artist: Attributed to Salvatore di Franco 
Artist bio: active 18th century
Artist role: Maker
Medium: Polychromed terracotta head and wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; various fabrics; silver-gilt halo and staff
Dimensions: a) Figure: H. 16 in. (40.6 cm.);
b) Halo: Diam.3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.);
c) Staff: H. 18 in. (45.7cm.)
Classification: Crèche
Credit line: Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1964
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Saints