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Certainly a possibility; but it seems unlikely she'd bother to stitch her name and the date if it was just a trial run.
My wife and I saw some similar chairs at an estate sale, quite pricey. My wife loved them, I thought they were just ugly.....
I wonder if it could have done to demonstrate her skill - I know that in classes for young ladies, a sampler was sometimes akin to a final exam in...
The style looks a lot like some pieces my Mom had, done by relatives in the 40s to 50s.
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I got it, but you probably couldn't hear me laughing. ;)
Maybe not; but think how many cookies it would hold, since of course it is much larger inside than out.
Slightly OT, but I was researching old records - I've got some - and found that the majority are nearly worthless. There is a small market for...
Persian seems like a good guess; Persia usually refers to items made in present-day Iran, but similar items are made in other parts of the Middle...
Just for amusement: "Dopp kit" is a mostly-American term for a toiletry bag; named for the company that first marketed it in 1919, Charles...
How about a photo of the underside of the base? That is often revealing if an item is cast. I'm not sure about the material; the little holes...
Reminds me of the dental device in this thread: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/what-is-this.7904/ (see posts 6, 23, and 24). Ultimately...
That would be my opinion also.
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Antipasto! No, impasto, that's it.... I'd guess 1988 too, just from the style.
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