Antique Heavy Brass Horseshoe Mounted to Ship Painting on Wood earthy palette and about as elemental/primordial feeling

and about as elemental/primordial feeling as it gets

I have not touched the wood on this piece

I'd guess 1860s or 70s or so

There is a chip in the wood near the hole for hanging

deep brown coarse stoneware

Antique Heavy Brass Horseshoe Mounted to Ship Painting on Wood earthy palette and about as elemental/primordial feelingA perfect one for a sailor, to bring good luck whenever he or she sets out to sea, though surely a sailboat is also a good metaphor for venturing out in the world generally, so a good one for everyone! This is quite an old horseshoe, hand forged of iron I believe and painted what is now a much mellowed gold. It was mounted to a piece of wood, pine I think, now with a very dark dry patina on the back where exposed, and on the facing side this lovely