Very Primitive 1932 Mexican Ex Voto Retablo on Tin victorian sailor scene I have to stop myself

I have to stop myself from accumulating too many

14 1/8" long

and I believe it's just the branded metal plate that was repurposed as a mount here

It's large to be a lap desk

making the finish appear more matte than shiny--it does in fact have a nice shiny finish

Very Primitive 1932 Mexican Ex Voto Retablo on Tin victorian sailor scene I have to stop myselfI 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