If the mark doesn't give country of origin, I'd guess modern and decorative, especially with what looks to me like an artificially stained bottom.
There's also all kinds of legal stuff on them now as well. If you find someone to authenticate, you should have some kind of proof of provenance,...
In this case, 1499 is the date of the baptismal font. The church was declared a cultural monument in 1988. Maybe this was part of the campaign...
Could very well be a souvenir item. (Didn't like the rest of my answer.)
Always for me. When I started going to school I'd be bringing home junk I found on the street. Empty liquor bottles. Car scrap. Bugs - living...
"Silent Sentinel"...
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1113970322/china-kwangtung-1929-year-18-20-cents
I'd say it's in the style of Anton Pieck.
This is very similar: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1084084047/antique-11-stevens-williams-matsu-no-kel
Might have been the cover on something like a personal journal, or diary.
Thanks to everyone for looking! The stuff is in the mail, but I dunno, I dunno. The lady at the post office sent them cheapest... lettermail......
I think I have three definites, so I'll give copies to: @Bookahtoo @silverbell @evelyb30
I think most of the lines have 4 beats rather than 5. It wasn't consciously a consideration in the writing. Consistency was, but not the number.
Sort of a coralene enamel.
I think @Roaring20s has found the available information. Assuming him to be the art historian mentioned in that first link, and working at the...
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lots of iamb, not so much pentameter. (Maybe the introduction.)
It's like the Birk's logo (Canadian retailer) but I don't know that they used a crown.
The best thing is the thing you've never imagined, but will see tomorrow for the first time.
One copy offered to each of two actively participating, well-known members. We’ll see what the situation is Sunday evening. Freddy Finkle Meets...
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