Curio

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1890-1920

GUSN

GUSN-18167

Description

Blue decorated curio w/ Dutch windmill; bonnet-like shape w/ platform underneath; blue and white basket weave pattern covering object; blue and white windmill painting inside bonnet shape w/ 2 painted sailboats on sides of curio.

Details

Descriptive Terms

knickknacks
earthenware
glazing (coating)
painting (coating)
tin (metal)
Delft
windmills
Earthenware
Painted
Tin Glazed
Delft
Windmill
BRIC-A-BRAC

Inscription

Painted on bottom: ""Delft""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6.75 x 4 x 2.75 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.2264

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