Name/Title
Hanging wall pocket with image of a woman wearing peasant costume, c. 1950sEntry/Object ID
2010.17.2Description
ACC. NO. 10.17.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: HOUSEHOLD, DECORATIVE
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1950's
OBJECT: WALL POCKET
DESCRIPTION:
A HANGING WALL POCKET IN A CYLINDRICAL FORM OF TIN GLAZED EARTHENWARE. THE PIECE IS HAND PAINTED, WITH THE CENTRAL MOTIF OF A WOMAN WEARING A PEASANT COSTUME. DOMINANT COLOR IS COBALT BLUE. ITEM IS SIGNED, "QUIMPER," (BYHAND) UNDER GLAZE.
SIZE: L 6-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A SOUVENIR PIECE POSSIBLY PURCHASED IN FRANCE BY THE MEYERS' SISTERS.
DONOR: ESTATE OF JEANETTE MEYERS
CATALOGED: APRIL 10, 2010
