An Interesting Mid 17thC Oil on Card Devotional Fragment Portrait of Christ c.1654 sub-Curios His work is represented in

His work is represented in numerous public collections

The life size thick plaster moulded death mask of George Stafford Wright (known as Stafford)

Looked soft as carded wool

Pelas is essentially a special kilim sackcloth which are used as prayer rugs and bride carpets

An Interesting Mid 17thC Oil on Card Devotional Fragment Portrait of Christ c.1654 sub-Curios His work is represented inOrigin: English Period: Cromwellian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1654 The Portrait: 5. 5 x 4. 5 inches The Whole: in Frame: 10 x 8. 75 inches The mid 17th Century devotional fragment painted in oils on card with a gold ground, the now partial portrait of Christ, inscribed verso JE Talis (?) 74 and dated anno domo 1654, the whole presented in a glazed 19thC ebonised and giltwood frame survives from Cromwellian England. The portrait has become only a