Delicate Small 1914 Ex Voto Retablo on Tin made in taiwan and were carefully painted black

and were carefully painted black with varnish or shellac over top

it would be pretty on the vanity or dresser

and then again 10-13 oz

It could certainly be framed

plus green polka dotted band running above the landscape

Delicate Small 1914 Ex Voto Retablo on Tin made in taiwan and were carefully painted blackI 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