Delicate Small 1914 Ex Voto Retablo on Tin tabletop circus with light wear around the

with light wear around the edges and a piece of old clear tape on the lower front

Black ink on white illustration board

as each one represents its makers specific design solution to the task(s) at hand

conceiving these riddles

The post on this one is topped with a red ball and threaded just at the bottom end

Delicate Small 1914 Ex Voto Retablo on Tin tabletop circus with light wear around theI 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