{"product_id":"vintage-yellow-bronze-la-leche-ornament-medal","title":"Vintage Yellow Bronze La Leche Ornament Medal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eVintage Yellow Bronze La Leche Ornament Medal\u003c\/strong\u003e shows Our Lady of La Leche, the Blessed Mother nursing the Infant Jesus. She bends low over him, veiled, one arm drawn around his body while he lies across her lap with his head at her breast. The relief is cut deep, and the fall of her veil and sleeve is modelled with real feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Lady of La Leche — \u003cem\u003eNuestra Señora de la Leche y Buen Parto\u003c\/em\u003e, Our Lady of the Milk and Happy Delivery — is the title mothers have turned to for centuries: expectant mothers, nursing mothers, and couples hoping for a child. Spanish settlers carried the devotion to St. Augustine, Florida in the early seventeenth century, and the shrine there remains the oldest Marian shrine in the United States. It is among the most domestic images in Catholic art, showing Mary not enthroned or crowned but simply feeding her son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe La Leche ornament medal was faithfully reproduced from an antique original and cast in the USA using a traditional fine-detail casting process that preserves its vintage character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtisan-cast from an antique original\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinished by hand, so every piece is subtly unique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuy the medal alone, or add an optional chain or cord necklace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd a cord or chain to have it arrive assembled and ready to wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArrives in a deluxe velour jewelry box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Equatoria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48943404351673,"sku":"3c3-OR-09-YB","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/3c3-OR-09-YB.png?v=1787688703","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/vintage-yellow-bronze-la-leche-ornament-medal","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}