How is this plaque different from all other plaques? The inscription is a rhyming couplet, so suspect there is a literary source. It's labeled...
I thought some kind of bar mitzvah gift?
Not totally necessary. Some are pairs & some are very similar to one another. If you post in batches of 3 or 4 that are similar to one another...
To me too, although some of the letters may be being used as numbers. For instance, the one that looks like a little O could be a 5.
@bluumz @Figtree3 I owe Hadrien a note. Will tell him you enjoyed. Think somewhere in it he mentions how appalled he is by things a friend...
Tom D(?) 2nd?
Man cave decor. Kissing cousin of 'very unique.' Although I once saw an eBay listing for a vintage graduation charm that was from 2 years earlier.
Cape May is more than just coastal. Seaside tourist destination, lots of B&Bs, quasi-Victorian look. Demand for good vintage bedroom furniture...
Think crackers as in Christmas crackers & caps as in cap gun. Pretty explosive.
He does, at about 14:30, although my memory was faulty about who found it & where it was.
And Austin Productions?
Snap.
I'm thinking Geisinger.
Someone will accuse you of casting aspersions on the military if you let spell check get away with it. :p
Think it would be easier to cut something like a conch shell than the fairly flat topped cone family. You might even be able to get 2 or 3 from...
Yes. Unless someone really goes at them with bright light & magnification, you would never know. Wish I could remember where I read/heard about...
Point is, it's an element from something larger, not complete in itself. Photos & weight suggest lead crystal, not plain glass.
My hypothesis is that later ones from the 30s of a pretty lady with an ornamental comb in her hair derive from Psyche. You sort of see the wing...
Agree, shell, & spire of a conch shell most likely.
My guess is that it is Amphitrite: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6926750_180-19th-c-spelter-figure-amphitrite-signed...
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