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

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)

Frame shows some wear to the paint and a few scrapes /white marks on the surface

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

Ida I believe was responsible for the bulk of the work

19th Century Tin Cup with Bird's Nest and Spotted Quail Egg, As Found in Maine sculpture of woman with three children but with the invention ofOn 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