Ex-Votos
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DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: Santa Cruz de la Gavia
ORIGIN: Mexico
MATERIAL: Oil on tin.
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 7 X 10 inches
AGE: 80 or more years
CONDITION: fair
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Not easily read, but it appears that Aurelia Hernandez was gravely ill from a sore on her foot. Her husband, Bentura Luna in finding no relief for his wife, appealed to the Santa Cruz de la Gavia. His wife was soon cured.
#E538 PRICE: $250
DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: Virgin del San Juan
ORIGIN: Mexico
MATERIAL: Oil on tin.
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 10 by 6 inches.
AGE: Dated 1959
CONDITION: Very good, no rust or paint flaking.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Thanks (to) Virgencita of San Juan, for saving my sons from the vice of marijuana. I offer this present. Esperanza Gonzales. April 2, 1959.
E592a $175
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DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: San Antonio
ORIGIN: Mexico
MATERIAL: Oil on tin.
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 7.25 by 9.625 inches
AGE: Dated 1970
CONDITION: Excellent
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Alicia Martin gives thanks to San Antonio for her relief of a very bad stomach problem and in gratitude she presents this ex-voto.
E622 $275
DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: Most Holy Virgin Mary
Origin: Mexico
MATERIAL: Oil on tin.
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 7 by 6.75 inches.
AGE: Dated 1943
CONDITION: Very good.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Ramon Alvardo Gives thanks to the Most Holy Virgin. 16-Aug-43 Trojes, Michoacan
E606 SOLD
DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: Virgin deGuadalupe
MATERIAL: Oil on tin.
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 20 by 10.5 inches.
AGE: Undated- - From the looks of the clothes, this was probably made in the 1930's.
CONDITION: Very good, no rust or paint flaking.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: A very large ex-voto with a photograph of the sick girl. The ex-voto says: We give thanks to the Virgin of Guadalupe for having saved someone in the last stages of pulmonary tuberculocia who had two operations.
E593a $325.
DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: Virgin del San Juan
ORIGIN: Mexico
MATERIAL: Oil on tin.
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 14 by 10 inches.
AGE: Dated 1966
CONDITION: Very good, no rust or paint flaking.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Nicolas Sedesma gives thanks to the Virgin of San Juan for saving Carmen Rodriguez in an operation.
E644 $225
DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: Cristo Negro, The Black Christ
ORIGIN: Mexico
MATERIAL: Oil on tin.
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 8.25 X 12 inches
AGE: 80 or more years
CONDITION: Fair, but not entirely readable.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: A Black Christ and eight petitioners make this a nice decorative ex-voto.
E651 SOLD
DEVOTIONAL SUBJECT: Virgin del San Juan
ORIGIN: Mexico
MATERIAL: Oil on tin.
APPROXIMATE SIZE: 11 by 8.75 inches.
AGE: Dated 1967
CONDITION: Very good.
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Miguel and his mother present this ex-voto to the Virgin of San Juan for thanks in having saved Miguel in a fall from the second floor.
E655 $175
