Antique American Tramp Art Carved Wood Crucifix John Zadora Pennsylvania 1900 Sculpture The chest made of solid

The chest made of solid elm and of diminutive size and is richly carved throughout with chip and gouge-carved geometric decoration of concentric circles

the front and sides having similar decoration

and sleek design for a variety of settings

housed under non-reflective UV glass

Antique American Tramp Art Carved Wood Crucifix John Zadora Pennsylvania 1900 Sculpture The chest made of solidA good large antique American Tramp Art crucifix, by John Zadora, Pennsylvania circa 1900. The crucifix as with many tramp art works is chip carved from found wood, cigar boxes or shipping crates this one most likely pine, the crucifix is raised on a geometric pyramid stepped base. The central figure of Christ (corpus) and accompanying plaques of a skull and crossbones and a saw tooth sun behind Christ's head are all made of white metal. The crucifix