The Burdened and the Saint, c. 1800 Delft Tile (with Old Corner Restoration) creatiuve design (She initiated it LS at

(She initiated it LS at the upper right

I might guess it has something to do with the end of one decade and beginning of another

Some glare caught in photos

) It is quite an early one

I don't know what it is (maybe a mold

The Burdened and the Saint, c. 1800 Delft Tile (with Old Corner Restoration) creatiuve design (She initiated it LS atA second Delft tile this week, c. 1800 I believe (I'm not an expert on these, but am learning as I go, with the thickness of the tile, character of the clay, color, and style of decoration all helping to date them) this one making me think a bit of the Mexican ex voto retablos I love so much, with this haloed saint seeming poised to relieve the burden of this young man carrying a very heavy load! A nice one to have around when it all feels too much I