Sacred Heart in Hand, Otherworldly and Favorite Ever c. Early 20th Century Ex Voto Retablo animal tintype Stands on its own with

Stands on its own with the root of the tooth at base

Plus windmill

and holding the photos of two sweetly smiling children (including Sandy sending love to Daddy

including hanging loop it measures 3 5/16” t

Sacred Heart in Hand, Otherworldly and Favorite Ever c. Early 20th Century Ex Voto Retablo animal tintype Stands on its own withAmong my very favorite paintings I've had in general, to say nothing of Mexican folk art retablos specifically so lush (photos are pretty true to the just otherworldly color) and luminous and fully resolved in all of its naivete, it feels as if landed here miraculously from heaven above! That boy or man in his blue pants with sacred heart in hand is just about the most purely perfect figure I've ever seen, and his companion keeps making me think of