GOLD FRAMED ICON with protective glass to keep this wonderful piece intact for years. IT HAS A HOOK ON THE BACK SIDE, thickness of the icon with the frame 1"   While the Virgin of Czestohova is generally viewed as a "Polish" icon, it is very popular among Orthodox Christians throuhgtout Russia. A few years ago, a copy of the icon in an Orthodox church located on the Russian-Polish boarder started bleeding where the original icon was cut centuries ago. The icon, also known as the is also very popular among the Haitian people. The festday of icon is March 6th.