19th Century Tin Cup with Bird's Nest and Spotted Quail Egg, As Found in Maine impressionistic landscape ) across the distance of

) across the distance of a century plus

with terrific banded pattern around the sides created through a wax resist technique

held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art

both formally accurate and metaphorically correct

In conclusion

19th Century Tin Cup with Bird's Nest and Spotted Quail Egg, As Found in Maine impressionistic landscape ) across the distance 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