Mary and Jesus at the Cross, C. Early 20th Century Painted Plaster Relief on Wood antique powder box pushing her baby doll along

pushing her baby doll along side her

I just think they are incredibly beautiful objects as well as very fun to play

Dark green ceiling wax is holding the shop very firmly in place

probably from some moisture at some point

with a very small old loss to one corner

Mary and Jesus at the Cross, C. Early 20th Century Painted Plaster Relief on Wood antique powder box pushing her baby doll alongI think likely this is Italian, as painted plaster reliefs of Catholic scenes seem very often to have been, and I believe it dates to the earlyish 20th century. It has been through it, with the plaster chalkware cracked in several places and otherwise well worn, but that makes it seem all the more right to me, and actually quite holy feeling! I love the faces, and the hands, and the gold paint, mixed with deep blue on Mary's skirt, and just right