Striking 23 Inch Crown of Thorns with Amazing Craquelure Surface pipe dream I assume corresponding to two

I assume corresponding to two semesters

and think they would be a really wonderful thing to build a collection of and hang salon style as a grouping

with a few tears and folds near the top

but they are hard

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

Striking 23 Inch Crown of Thorns with Amazing Craquelure Surface pipe dream I assume corresponding to twoHoly 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