DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Crown of thorns frame with Indian photo

NameCrown of thorns frame with Indian photo

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumWood, glass, paper, metal, glue, cotton string

DimensionsOverall: 14 3/4 x 10 7/16 x 3 7/16 in. (37.5 x 26.5 x 8.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.16

Object numberFA.2010.97.16

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionPieced frame of dark hardwood cut and notched to form tiny interlocking sticks that hold each other in place. Frame has taller extending corners. A printed image of a Native American woman in a red dress and a young boy in colonial shirt with a long, gold sash is placed over a printed strip reading "Star Harness Shop O.B. Wilcox Proprietor Palestine, Ohio." These are glued to paper, covered with glass and backed with cigar box wood with remnants of paper glued to the outside.