Mexican Folk Art Painted Cobbler's Shoe with Jesus and Crucifixion Iconography american drawings 1 7/16" across at lip

1 7/16" across at lip

including the pillow upon which the mother sits and the tools she is using for her task

7 1/2" l x 3 1/2" t

adding just a little sparkle:) The balls roll around freely in their cages and it is in overall good structural shape

The full title of this 1976 book is "Mexican Folk Toys

Mexican Folk Art Painted Cobbler's Shoe with Jesus and Crucifixion Iconography american drawings 1 7/16" across at lipI've certainly seen Mexican folk art cobbler's forms completely covered with Milagros, but I had not seen a painted on before though have since learned this too is a genre. This is by far the best example I've found, painted with the face of Christ on the toe, and then imagery related to the crucifixion on all sides (nails for the cross, tools of torture, Judas' bag of silver.) Perhaps not for everyone but I really love both the manner of the painting