Curious Miniature G.A.R (Civil War Veterans Fraternal) Ceramic Canteen with Rebus! classic design blocks It had been forever since

It had been forever since I found a nice old Burmese lacquer betel box

and it appears that Joseph took great pleasure detailing the dress

The sprayed on red is almost surreal (making me think they used the same red to paint a faux cherry pie

I especially love the blue rimmed button at top giving her a tiny head

only a couple of minor tears and bent corners and minor staining

Curious Miniature G.A.R (Civil War Veterans Fraternal) Ceramic Canteen with Rebus! classic design blocks It had been forever sinceAnother curious one, which, as a lover of rebuses, there was no way I could resist though I'm not the least bit good solving them! I turned up a blog post devoted to miniature ceramic canteens, explaining them as a phenomenon of the Grand Army of the Republic (G. A. R.), a fraternal organization found in 1866 and composed of Civil War Union army navy marine veterans. (The miniature canteen form referencing canteens carried in combat.) And indeed, the