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<p>[QUOTE="TheOLdGuy, post: 75442, member: 878"]This has been in the old homestead attic since at least 1935, likely much earlier. When asked of my living relatives one thought it might be an aunt's husband's and could have accompanied him from England in the late 1800s. </p><p>Please forgive the pictures. Taken some years ago and just reopened. It has very minimal crazing. You may notice some very small white spots. Those are under the glaze.</p><p>Any ideas of age or origin?</p><p>BTW, I've always wondered, because of its almost pristine condition, if someone had "stuffed" it, new, [ATTACH=full]19442[/ATTACH] on that attic shelf because they objected to the Merry """"X""" mas. Have since learned that use has been acceptable in Europe since the 1500s. X is the first letter of Christ's name in Greek - Xristos.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheOLdGuy, post: 75442, member: 878"]This has been in the old homestead attic since at least 1935, likely much earlier. When asked of my living relatives one thought it might be an aunt's husband's and could have accompanied him from England in the late 1800s. Please forgive the pictures. Taken some years ago and just reopened. It has very minimal crazing. You may notice some very small white spots. Those are under the glaze. Any ideas of age or origin? BTW, I've always wondered, because of its almost pristine condition, if someone had "stuffed" it, new, [ATTACH=full]19442[/ATTACH] on that attic shelf because they objected to the Merry """"X""" mas. Have since learned that use has been acceptable in Europe since the 1500s. X is the first letter of Christ's name in Greek - Xristos.[/QUOTE]
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