Antique Oil on Tin Jesus on Cross and Woman in Bed Mexican Ex Voto Retablo treen box with handle Made of papier-mâché

Made of papier-mâché

and signed in ink in the lower right corner

making it quite solid

They're  just wonderful objects that could be great used to hold a hair bun in place

Antique Oil on Tin Jesus on Cross and Woman in Bed Mexican Ex Voto Retablo treen box with handle Made of papier-mâchéI always have an eye out for old retablos, but the old ones I really love are usually super pricey. I was thrilled to find this one then, which I believe is likely late 19th or early 20th century, and both a classic and super beautiful one I think. The text that once ran along the bottom, surely telling the story of this woman's miraculous healing, is either long ago faded away or painted over, which I believe only makes it better, placing all