Charming Little Creamy White Painted Carved Ornament / Topper coffee cup and the Nova Scotia Centre

and the Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design

that at least for me brings great delight and a sense of serenity everytime I look at it

suggests late 18th century to me in terms of style of dress

and clearly very old

minor--really crisp and graphic and bright

Charming Little Creamy White Painted Carved Ornament / Topper coffee cup and the Nova Scotia CentreJust a small hand carved thing, with a lot of effort put into it, which has the feel of a whimsy, and also makes me think of temples, and wedding cakes, and who knows what all! Id guess it once topped a post on a piece of furniture, or something, but it was clearly carved as its own piece, with no hole in it to attach like a finial. I love it now set on a shelf among other carvings and curious little things, really quite a satisfying and wonderfully