1885 - Baby Portrait – Oil on Wood A baby/ young child portrait- signed and dated by artist. Hard to read, but looks to be: Jos. M. Kuriger artist – Dayton ( Oh) – 1885-
The wood is shaped like a plate, and is light weight wood, that has been oil painted. Child looks a little stressed, perhaps was not happy to be posing so long for this work to be finished. The hands seem large, common in that era.
I tried to find an artist in Dayton in the 1880 census by this name, but was not successful. I did find a Josephine, and wondered perhaps if the Jos. Could be for Josephine? No way to know for sure. Often artists traveled, so perhaps didn’t even live in Dayton 5 years earlier.
Photo is slightly warped from age, and measures 9 ¼ inches across. Just wonderful!


Manufacturer: Jos. M. Kuriger, artist Dayton, Ohio  

Vintage, Wood and Brass, Dove-tailed Coffee Mill / Grinder A vintage coffee mill or grinder made of wood and brass. It is all dove-tailed construction, including the drawer. There is a small plaque on the front reading, "MARQUE DEPOSEE, E.D.V." It measures 6" square by 9 ½" to the top of the handle. The grinder is in very good working condition.
Manufacturer: MARQUE DEPOSEE, E.D.V., Made in France