St. Rose of Lima with Cross, Lovely Small Antique Retablo on Tin wall plaque These were made as teaching

These were made as teaching toys

which together with the shape of the stand gives it a bit of a Moroccan feel to me

and this is the last of them

- Valerio Massimo Manfredi

With the framing of the photo I think perfectly suiting the subjects--the tops of the caps of the tallest boys in the back row just barely cut off

St. Rose of Lima with Cross, Lovely Small Antique Retablo on Tin wall plaque These were made as teachingThis is a small one, found the same day (at an antiques show in New Hampshire) that I found a couple of early 19th century portrait miniatures also listed today, and she has a bit of that feeling herself. I believe she represents Saint Rose of Lima (15861617), a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, Spanish Empire, who became known both for her life of severe penance and for her care of the poverty stricken. And of course I would