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1860-1880
GUSN-18148
Parian trinket box w/ relief figure of woman and child and holly leaves; oval shaped w/ corners; holly trail around sides of box and on edge of cover; woman and child at top of cover.
boxes (containers)
appliqué (technique)
molding (forming)
porcelain
children (people by age group)
holly (wood)
parian (porcelain)
pottery (object genre)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
women (female humans)
Porcelain
Molded
Applied
Parian Ware
Holly
Woman
Child
BOX, TRINKET
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
1.5 x 4 x 2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.2245AB
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