Bric-a-brac
- Object Name:
- Bric-a-brac
- Object ID:
- 1994.006.32
- Place of Origin:
- United States
- Date:
- 1900-1920
- Description:
- Bathtub, souvenir, miniature. White, pressed milkglass. Long, rectangular body with round rim and four pointed feet, shaped like a bathtub. "SOUVENIR OF / NEWPORT, N.H." in black letters with purple flowers and leaves hand-painted on front of body. Label white paper handwritten two lines: "[ Campy] 82 / $850" with the "50" superscript and underlined.
- Material:
- Glass
- Dimensions:
- H-2.2 W-5.3 D-2.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Jane Chworowsky (1929-1993), was born in PA and raised in Newport, NH. She attended Plymouth State College, and briefly taught English in Charlestown, NH (1953-55). She ran an antiques business -- Jane's Cabin Antiques -- at her home in Croydon, NH. She bequeathed the contents of her home and business to NHHS.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Jane Lee Chworowsky
- People:
- Chworowsky, Jane (1929-1993)
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