Striking 23 Inch Crown of Thorns with Amazing Craquelure Surface pipe dream Really a marvelous thing that

Really a marvelous thing that is all the more wonderful in person

Heavy and very substantial

with a few tears and folds near the top

I especially love this little bit of reddish stamp giving the hat of the boy at right a little pompom

but they are hard

Striking 23 Inch Crown of Thorns with Amazing Craquelure Surface pipe dream Really a marvelous thing thatHoly moly. View detail photos for a sense of the amazing surface on this old tramp art "crown of thorns" cross, which stands just shy of 23 inches tall. Up close it reads as if painted a dark red with this black, almost tar layer over top, which enhances its gothic feel. At the same time, the form, constructed of interlocking, individually carved pieces (no glue), is to my eye quite an elegant one, striking and almost spare. Beautifully executed, late