Saint Anne and Virgin Mary with Stars, Mid 19th Century Folk Art Votive Shadow Box primitive dice Someone not long ago either

Someone not long ago either reframed it or replaced an old backing on the frame with a new piece of foam core

it also includes some surprises

to my eye all the better for the toning of the image resulting from living most of its life with an oval mat over top

Strung with a rope on the back for hanging

which from what I understand originated in China but became very popular as a parlor game in Victorian England

Saint Anne and Virgin Mary with Stars, Mid 19th Century Folk Art Votive Shadow Box primitive dice Someone not long ago eitherJust recently I found several little mid 19th c. shadow box forget me nots made just in this manner, which I find immensely charming, so I jumped on this when I came across it a wonderfully folky little icon honoring Saint Anne and her daughter Mary. At center is an early lithograph (c. 1830s 40s I believe), printed in Switzerland, portraying a young Mary at the knee of Anne, who points heavenward. But what I especially love is the acid green paper