1863 Mexican Tin Ex Voto - Praying Woman & Crucifixion
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Latin America, Mexico, ca. 1863 CE. An endearing tin ex-voto hand-painted to depict a veiled woman kneeling in the clouds as she prays to Christ upon the cross. Below is a hand-written inscription, thanking Jesus for healing Marie de Jesus Romero when she fell ill with severe pangs and could not find any human remedy that promised relief. Ex-votos are little story paintings indicative of healing or blessing popular in Mexican visual culture. These votive paintings were hung in a church or home in order to celebrate and give thanks for the recovery of an individual from an illness or unfortunate situation. Size of ex-voto: 6.8" W x 9.6" H (17.3 cm x 24.4 cm); of shadow box: 9.2" W x 12.2" H (23.4 cm x 31 cm)
Provenance: ex-Saint Clairsville, Ohio, USA collection; ex-private Midwest, USA collection; ex-private Canadian collection, 1960s
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#175290
Provenance: ex-Saint Clairsville, Ohio, USA collection; ex-private Midwest, USA collection; ex-private Canadian collection, 1960s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#175290
Condition
Folding to corners and light bending to tin, but form is still clear. Minor losses to some details and lower area of inscription, all commensurate with age, but otherwise, intact and excellent with rich patina and nice remaining pigments. Set in wood and glass shadow box with suspension wire on verso for display.
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1863 Mexican Tin Ex Voto - Praying Woman & Crucifixion
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