Our Lady of the Rosary | Antique Spanish Colonial RetabloExceptional antique devotional retablo of Our Lady of the Rosary or the Virgin of the Rosary, a Marian depiction popular in South America and Mexico. The painting dates to the 19th century and was done on pasteboard then backed with tin and enshrined in a wooden frame. Its common to see Spanish colonial retablos painted directly on tin, but they also used to do them on paper or pasteboard. They were glued directly to the tin in order to help preserve

This stunning bag bears the patent date 1877 and is in immaculate condition

but it seems from what I read that she died around age 6 of consumption

Gorgeous antique cast iron trinket dish in the shape of a crescent moon

blue cloth binding in very good condition

turn of the century antique parasol made of a beige silk canopy overlaid with black chantilly lace

so I can’t give the exact date

Cock Robin will interest anyone with a soft spot for Victorian mourning: A good part of the tale is taken up describing how the animals come together for the funeral

He reunites on high what he separates here

Painted glass with a plastic crown top

The mask is life size with its original fabric ties still attached

There is an old note taped to the bottom that gives another name

He’s good to read if you want to get to know the general tone and tenor of middle class Victorian values