{"product_id":"vintage-mexican-ceramic-our-lady-of-fatima-figurine-white-crackle-glaze-gold-scrollwork-turned-wood-base-jalisco-mexico-1950s-religious-folk-art-virgin-mary-statue","title":"Vintage Mexican Ceramic Our Lady of Fatima Figurine | White Crackle Glaze | Gold Scrollwork | Turned Wood Base | Jalisco Mexico | 1950s | Religious Folk Art | Virgin Mary Statue","description":"\u003cp\u003eShe is small enough to fit in a cupped palm, and she has been standing in someone's home for seventy years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ceramic is white — a fine crackle glaze that has settled into every curve of the mantle and veil like frost finding the grain of old wood. Her inner robe is the pale blue-green of shallow water. The borders of her mantle carry hand-applied gold scrollwork — small spirals and tendrils pressed onto the surface by someone who understood that devotional objects earn their care. She holds her hands in prayer. Her eyes are lowered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBelow her feet, the base is painted as cloud and crescent moon — gold stars scattered across a wash of cream, rose, and soft cobalt. A broad gold band anchors the ceramic to its turned walnut-tone wood pedestal, lathe-finished with graduated rings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe wooden base is inscribed in a maker's hand: \u003cem\u003eMexico.\u003c\/em\u003e The crackle glaze across the white body is profound and even — not damage, but the signature of a specific Mexican earthenware tradition. The Jalisco workshops of Tlaquepaque and Tonalá produced figurines exactly like this one through the 1940s, '50s, and '60s, sold to pilgrims, tourists, and the devout in equal measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe traveled north at some point. She arrived here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good. Pronounced crackle crazing throughout white glaze — period-authentic and characteristic of Jalisco earthenware, not structural damage. Surface wear consistent with age and devotional use. Gold scrollwork intact with minor age wear. Cloud\/moon base retains color. No chips or breaks observed. Turned wood base sound with warm age patina. Handwritten \"Mexico\" mark legible on base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eHunter's Notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe was sitting on a shelf at the Salvation Army in Shelby Township — same trip, same January morning as the little English teapot. I always wonder about those coincidences. Whether pieces traveled from the same house, took the same route. You can never know at the Salvation Army. The stories end at the door.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI picked her up and knew immediately she was from Mexico. The crackle glaze, the hand-applied gold, the cloud and crescent moon base — I recognized the tradition. What stopped me was the feeling of her. Small enough to hold in a palm, but weighted with something more than clay.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can tell she lived on an altar. The patina on the wood base, the wear settled into the glaze — those are the marks of candles burning close, of hands reaching past her to light them, of decades of daily devotion in a room that took this seriously. Someone kept her. Someone loved her. I thought she deserved a home that understood that.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eThe Archive Record — JLM-250004\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaker\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnknown Jalisco Workshop, Mexico — Tlaquepaque or Tonalá region attributed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEstablished\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnknown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eObject\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOur Lady of Fatima ceramic figurine on turned wood pedestal\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhite earthenware with Jalisco crackle glaze; hand-applied gold scrollwork; turned walnut-tone wood base\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConstruction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand-formed or slip-cast earthenware; Jalisco crackle glaze; hand-applied gold scrollwork borders; cloud and crescent moon base; lathe-turned wood pedestal with graduated rings\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEra\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCirca 1940s–1960s | confidence: attributed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCountry of Origin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMexico — confirmed (handwritten Mexico mark on base)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition Tier\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePronounced crackle crazing throughout white glaze — period-authentic Jalisco earthenware characteristic, not structural damage. Surface wear consistent with age and devotional use. Gold scrollwork intact with minor age wear. Cloud\/moon base color retained. No chips or breaks. Turned wood base sound with warm age patina. Mexico mark legible on base.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHunt Provenance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSalvation Army, Shelby Township, MI — January 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAuthentication\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandwritten Mexico mark on base; crackle glaze technique and form consistent with Tlaquepaque and Tonalá Jalisco workshop production, 1940s–1960s\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eComparable Sold\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$25–$75 (eBay \/ Etsy — May 2026)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJLM Price\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e$29.00\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFood Safe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot applicable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLead Risk\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnknown — old ceramic paint; age-appropriate caution\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChild Safe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnknown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGift Idea\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReligious Gift, Folk Art Collector, Home Altar, Mother's Day, Sympathy Gift\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch5\u003eProduct Specs\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3″ W × 3″ D × 6.5″ H\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.5 lb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Jolene Le Mille","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888977326308,"sku":"JLM-250004","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/3175\/2164\/files\/42AEDF58-A609-49E8-8294-8D3F5CDA64A0.jpg?v=1778207194","url":"https:\/\/jolenelemille.com\/products\/vintage-mexican-ceramic-our-lady-of-fatima-figurine-white-crackle-glaze-gold-scrollwork-turned-wood-base-jalisco-mexico-1950s-religious-folk-art-virgin-mary-statue","provider":"Jolene Le Mille","version":"1.0","type":"link"}