but I personally love the fact that they are now entirely archaic unless one happens to have a 19th c
The most valuable are those that bear elaborate hand-painted iconography relating to the occupation of its owner
These plates were purchased from the estate of a prominent choreographer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood
There are holes at the feet which could be used for mounting it somewhere if desired
and of a just slightly heavier weight
Child with Pig Tails and Butterfly, Charming c. Late 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery Tea Tray pottery signed Jani but I personally love theA lovely and I think very charming antique Chinese silk on silk embroidery here, in original frame under glass made to function as a small tray, though easy to add a hook to the back and hang on the wall. I fell in love with the figure at center, who I take for a child in pig tails, fortuitously framed by flying butterfly, flower, tree and what looks like a peach dangling over head a garden of delights! With metallic thread incorporated here and there