19th C. Token of Friendship Theorem: From a True Friend folk art ducklings iridescent gold painted pottery vase

iridescent gold painted pottery vase initialed DS and dated 2007

festive feeling hand-painted redware plate feels like just the one to serve snacks on to accompany a pitcher of them

very satisfying object

and I'd think was lovingly crafted by a parent or grandparent to house doll clothes or dishes or who knows what all

heavy material

19th C. Token of Friendship Theorem: From a True Friend folk art ducklings iridescent gold painted pottery vaseIn my book, it's always time for a valentine or token of friendship, and what a lovely one is this, From a True Friend indeed! The text appears to have been block printed, the rest done in watercolor and ink by hand (using hand cut stencils, which is how theorems were made, and, I recently learned, the paint was often blown onto the paper via a glass tube, like a straw; at least so I was told!) A lovely example, and unlike others I've seen mid 19th c.