Antique "Father" Mourning Cabinet Card red and black lidded lacquer box these terrific hand-thrown red glazed

these terrific hand-thrown red glazed small serving bowls are contemporary

IGA--Independent Grocers Alliance- was founded in 1926 by a group of small grocery retailers to facilitate collective marketing and supply chain access in order for these stores to be competitive

allowing one to position them in all sorts of ways

which makes its back stand up straight (and perhaps it once made a squeak

Antique "Father" Mourning Cabinet Card red and black lidded lacquer box these terrific hand-thrown red glazedBetween the hand cut letters spelling Father, the funerary wreath surrounding a photograph of him, and the sheaf of wheat below tied with a ribbon that runs just to the very edge of the picture frame, this one just struck me as quite a tender and beautiful mourning photo. And I love his very white beard too! I found a few records of the Hamilton photo studio in Shenandahoah, Iowa between 1902 and the early 20s, and would guess this dates close to the