Delicate Small 1914 Ex Voto Retablo on Tin folk art cross but most all of it

but most all of it can be read

feathering out

This came from an album of exercises done by a kindergartener in 1909

Just a gorgeous silhouette and a handy size--perfect in the bathroom or on the desk holding little things

The piece is taped around the edges to the mat on the back side which should be fairly easy to carefully peel or cut away

Delicate Small 1914 Ex Voto Retablo on Tin folk art cross but most all of itI really love this delicacy of this small ex voto retablo, which I find quite elegant in its simplicity, and quite tender in its humility. By my translation, it seems the subject is one Epitacio Allala, whose right hand was wounded with a bullet on May 9, 1913, and thanks is being given to Our Lady of San Juan de los Logos for his miraculous healing. I know it is hard to feel scale in photos, but the painting is just 4 1 2" x 4", so our floating