This small wooden carved Treen lady with a head and pair of boots which can be removed is known as an Artist's Companion. The age of the carving indicates that she may have belonged to a lady who lived during the end of the Georgian era leading into the Victorian era.
The head reveals a small blade that could have been used for etching, engraving, sculpturing or perhaps a pallet knife used to mix different paint colours. One boot has a pencil, and the other a brush.
The only correct answer came from Debra, who incidentally is a gifted artist herself. She even got all of the items correct apart from the knife which she thought might be an eraser. Well done Debra, and thank you to all of those who gave the quiz a shot.
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What a lucky guess that turned out to be! What clued me in was when you wrote that the treen and its tools were NOT for domestic household use. Since the female treen would most likely belong to a woman or girl of a higher class, it made me focus on what other (few and limited) activities were permitted for females in that clearly bygone era. I narrowed it down to embroidery or art. I didn't think the treen would lend itself to being a needle case, so that left art -- probably a portable little "kit" for painting en plein air. Thanks, Rosemary, this was fun!
ReplyDeleteHi Debra, While we are all admiring your perspicacity, let me add my congratulations. However, some aspects of your answer raise significant questions, which I will communicate to you separately. --Jim
DeleteCongratulations Debra - almost 100﹪✅✨⭐️
DeleteWell fancy that! It's amazing how they did and made things way back in time.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Debra too.
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DeleteHello Rosemary, What a great object, and my brain got a good (although not entirely successful) workout thinking about this. Seeing it taken apart (dismembered) like that, I still like my guess of Jack the Ripper's childhood toy.
ReplyDelete--Jim
Hello Jim - I was sure that you would come up with the correct answer but may you have better luck next time.
DeleteI would have never have guessed that. I was thinking smoking, like a pipe conversion, or sewing kit inside.
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving it a try Bob.
DeleteBeautiful, very interesting object. My guess clearly showed I had no idea.
DeleteCongratulations to Debra!
Debra did exceptionally well.
DeleteThanks for the head-scratcher, Rosemary. I would never have guessed a pocket art kit, so congrats to Debra! The figurine's dirndl dress led me down the hops harvest/beer garden path, LOL!
ReplyDeleteDebra had never even come across a piece of treen before and had to look up what treen was, so really well done to her.
DeleteHow amazing, it's such a lovely item.
ReplyDeleteWell done to Debra :)
Enjoy the coming weekend.
All the best Jan
It is a very unusual piece of treen work and have a happy weekend yourself Jan.
DeleteHow clever the designer was. And congratulations to Debra who guessed correctly.
ReplyDeleteThanks Lorrie - 10/10 to Debra.
DeleteWhat an amazing thing! Congratulations to clever Debra. Here I sit with my art supplies a metre from me, and I never gave it a thought. :)
ReplyDeleteYour comment made me smile Patricia💚
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