Dramatic Old Folk Art Very Heavy Soldered Iron Cross the embossing co The wooden stretcher shows what

The wooden stretcher shows what looks to be a patent date of Oct 7

(And a great preliminary sketch on the reverse side

were I think long ago broken

otherwise they are identical

it exemplifies Hintz's interests in irregularities of texture

Dramatic Old Folk Art Very Heavy Soldered Iron Cross the embossing co The wooden stretcher shows whatWeighing in at almost nine pounds, this cross is not to be moved! I love it for its emphatic materiality, and dramatic tilt (seems very Rock of Ages to me, as if Faith herself should be clinging to it amid a stormy sea). And I love it for all the effort put into all that soldering around the base, looking like the roots of trees (or streaming seaweed.) All of which, together with a sort of God's Eye at the center, adds up to a super folky but also