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Miniature Soapstone Bowl
Miniature Soapstone Bowl
I seldom purchase stuff from outside my region, but I've always had a special fondness for steatite. The only location info I have is the label, which I presume denotes North Carolina. Maybe forum members from that part of the country will recognize this grade of soapstone. It's 3 3/8" long by 2" wide by about 3/4" tall. The dealer/collector I got this from felt it was a native "toy." I guess that's possible, but don't imagine that can be more then a guess. In terms of its' proportions, it really does look like a scaled-down version of a "full size" bowl, or a "true miniature", whatever that implies, don't know.
Seems to me I have seen large bowls with this type of lug configuration. Maybe just a more fancy style of paint pot?
Charlie
I seldom purchase stuff from outside my region, but I've always had a special fondness for steatite. The only location info I have is the label, which I presume denotes North Carolina. Maybe forum members from that part of the country will recognize this grade of soapstone. It's 3 3/8" long by 2" wide by about 3/4" tall. The dealer/collector I got this from felt it was a native "toy." I guess that's possible, but don't imagine that can be more then a guess. In terms of its' proportions, it really does look like a scaled-down version of a "full size" bowl, or a "true miniature", whatever that implies, don't know.
Seems to me I have seen large bowls with this type of lug configuration. Maybe just a more fancy style of paint pot?
Charlie
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