Grulich crib building, 10 figures
Material: Cardboard, original paint, all figures hand carved and painted
Size: 19,5 cm hoch (7,7 in) tall, 27 cm (10,6 in) wide, 7 cm (2,8 in) deep
Maria, Josef, Kings and Angel are 7 cm, donkey and ox ca. 5 cm (2 in) tall
Age: pre 1970
Origin: Czech, Grulich
Condition:
Very good condition.
Grulich nativity figures
Grulich nowadays called Králiky in the Czech Republic is located at the foot of the Eagle Mountains in Northern Bohemia. Emperor Joseph II. forbade any christmas cribs in churches. After that at the end of the eighteenth century around the grulich area began a massive production of nativity figures for home use. There are many variants of the Grulicher figures, some are roughly, others very fine carved. The wood carvers in the Adlergebirge were mostly seasonal workers. Women and children painted the figures. The Grulicher crip production goes down during the upcoming industrialization at the end of the 19th century.
