Mar 10, 2020 - Sale 2533

Sale 2533 - Lot 348

Price Realized: $ 1,875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
(MEXICO.) Copper printing plate of Saint Collette. Copper printing plate, 5 x 3 1/4 inches; moderate wear. [Puebla, circa 1807?]

Additional Details

The text reads in negative 'Los Illmos. Sres. El Arzobispo de la Puebla . . . concedieron 40 días de indulto cada vez que se diga el Gloria Patri en honra de Santa Coleta.' The French abbess Colette of Corbie (1381-1447) was canonized in 1807; this plate was likely produced soon after. She is regarded as a patron saint of expectant mothers and ailing children.