An English Pearlware Polychrome Box and Cover in the form of a Nesting Pigeon, Early 19th Century

Property of the Shelter Island Historical Society, sold to benefit the Museum Collections Program
An English Pearlware Polychrome Box and Cover in the form of a Nesting Pigeon
Early 19th Century

naturalistically modeled and painted in shades of pale purple, its nest applied with 'moss' and painted in tones of brown, numeral 93 in iron-red to interior of cover
Length 8 3/4 in.
22.2 cm

Condition Report:
Overall in good appearance. Restoration to bird's beak and tip of wings.