Gilt bookend w/ painted green, blue and red floral decoration; wood rectangular vertical portion w/ brass rectangular horizontal portion connected by hinge; gilt and green scrolled foliate pattern on front.
bookends
brass (alloy)
wood (plant material)
floral patterns
Brass
Spray
BOOKEND
Impressed on top surface: ""MADE IN ITALY""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
4.75 x 3.5 x 3.125 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.2316.1
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