A Silver ex-voto Sacred Heart of Jesus with Flames, surrounded by “filigree” scrollwork, with the letters “GR”, or Gracia Ricevuto- thanks for prayers answered, the gold letters attached by wire to the center, and with a metal loop on the top edge, for display. The silver has a dark tarnished patina at the edges.
An ex-voto is a token given to as a prayer of thanks for graces received; Italian, circa 1880s-1910s, 2 ⅝ x 3 ⅝ inches
A Silver ex-voto Sacred Heart of Jesus with Flames, surrounded by “filigree” scrollwork, with the letters “GR”, or Gracia Ricevuto- thanks for prayers answered, the gold letters attached by wire to the center, and with a metal loop on the top edge, for display. The silver has a dark tarnished patina at the edges.
An ex-voto is a token given to as a prayer of thanks for graces received; Italian, circa 1880s-1910s, 2 ⅝ x 3 ⅝ inches
