19th Century Tin Cup with Bird's Nest and Spotted Quail Egg, As Found in Maine sculpture of woman with three children and with a reverse that's

and with a reverse that's quite satisfying too

which I believe would have functioned as a cigarette case

but with the invention of both rubber gloves and rubber condoms following on the heels of Charles Goodyear's invention of vulcanized rubber in America 1839 (patented in 1844)

9 1/4" tall x 3 3/4" d

Number stamps approx 1 1/2 to 1 5/8" tall x 1" w

19th Century Tin Cup with Bird's Nest and Spotted Quail Egg, As Found in Maine sculpture of woman with three children and with a reverse that'sOn the heels of yet another snow here I found this in southern Maine and it was just the right thing a 19th century tin cup delivering a harbinger of spring. As found I can't say how long this quail's nest and egg have lived inside this cup, but I will say that I did do a fair bit of dust removal from the surface of the nest. And the nest is sized exactly right for the cup, as if it were built inside of it. And that spotted egg is lovely and without a