Sunday, November 27, 2011

Sunday Stamps

Art is the theme for this week's Sunday Stamps.
I had a bit of trouble trying to decide what constituted art pieces... and I have a new magnifying glass for viewing these miniatures...



First up is this American toleware coffee pot.
toleware refers to kitchen-related objects created from metal, typically tin or thin steel, and are usually in the country primitive or Pennsylvania Dutch motif

Don't you just love that spout? Though I do wonder about that sharp right turn.


From Pennsylvania to Transylvania.
Târgu Lăpuș is a city in the county of Maramureș in Transylvania and I imagine that these are typical for that region.


And for something a little brighter, I have a few of these Easter stamps from Poland. I like that the Polish stamps list the name of the author (artist) on the stamps. This particular one is by Jan Konarzewski and is one of two that he designed.








14 comments:

  1. As I am in the middle of Bram Stoker's Dracula on my Kindle the stamp from Transylvania caught my attention immediately.
    However it was the coffee pot that I liked best.

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  2. a lovely selection, the coffee pot is interesting, but I wouldn't like to have to clean it with that spout shape.

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  3. I love them all but the pottery in particular and extra specially the jug. I have a thing about jugs.

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  4. Metal coffee pots always remind me of old cowboy films when there always seemed to be one continually on the stove. This one would be too pretty for that. Love the cheery Easter stamps, nice the artist gets a mention.

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  5. I love those Easter stamps - bright and cheerful! But the coffee pot - that spout would capture all sosrts of grunge, and be impossible to clean! Looks good, though.

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  6. those are lovely..much nicer than sports figures and queens.

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  7. My favorite is the Polish Easter stamp.

    The shape of the coffee pot remands me of a policeman holding up his arm!

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  8. I like the Romanian stamps. thanks for participating!

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  9. ive seen the coffee pot and the Romanian stamps more than once on my mail, and I agree they are great...however, the Polish ones i see for the first time, and they are my pick...so vibrant and happy!

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  10. I very much like the coffee pot and I wouldn't worry about that spout. I'm sure the Pennsylvania Dutch are very hygienic people. They would not allow any gunk to build up in it :o)

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  11. I love the cheerful easter stamps!

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  12. What a great mix of stamps. That pottery is fantastic. And the spout definitely stands out. The Easter stamps are totally eye-catching.

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