Very Primitive 1932 Mexican Ex Voto Retablo on Tin gorgeous pattern better yet a pair

better yet a pair

It measures 4 1/4" tall with a diameter of 7" across at top and 3 1/2" at base

This is the second set I've had of late 19th/early 20th century domino playing cards produced by Charles Goodall & Son of London--though the other set was glossy with yellow borders

There are plenty of cards (twelve) for a whole gang to play

And this perfect soft green ground

Very Primitive 1932 Mexican Ex Voto Retablo on Tin gorgeous pattern better yet a pairI love the spareness and crudeness of this one, which gives thanks to San Antonio Abad (Anthony the Great) for healing the paralyzed legs of the son of Lucrezia Queretaro, who offered her thanks in 1932. I believe it is likely Lucrecia with her son in her arms pictured at center, dwarfed by bed and bench, as nothing more than a small, shadowy brown silhouette a pretty poignant portrait of need and humility if I ever saw it. And then St. Anthony at