Description
This glorious 50" scale Fontanini Nativity villager Rachel bears a basket of fruit in her hip,the burden of a days work. Free shipping within the contiguous US. Fontanini Nativity figures are made in Italy and are richly detailed and hand-painted in an old-world palette for authenticity and enduring beauty. The figures are handcrafted from a marble-based resin.
The Fontanini Nativity story of Rachel: Rachel ignored the marketplace gossip as she tended her shopping - she had no time for senseless stories about a baby in Bethlehem. The market was hot and crowded and noisy, and she was tired. she slipped down an alleyway to try to avoid the throng. Doing so, she spilled her basket of fruit. A stranger kindly offered to help her. He invited her to come into the stable where it was cooler. When Rachael entered the stable she instantly remembered the gossip about a small Child - she was standing in front of Him as He lay in the manger. The stranger was Joseph, and the fresh fruit he had helped her gather now became her gift to the Son.
