Striking 23 Inch Crown of Thorns with Amazing Craquelure Surface pipe dream and white stripes for the

and white stripes for the wing feathers

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

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

I believe this light gray against red woolen needlepoint dates to the 19th century

Striking 23 Inch Crown of Thorns with Amazing Craquelure Surface pipe dream and white stripes for theHoly 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