Being bankers and bookkeepers you can just imagine how the Moran's loved ledger books!
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Friday, January 2, 2015
KPM Porcelain ca. 1885
I don't know about you but this looks like something you might buy at Cracker Barrel. A reproduction of days gone by maybe, so imagine my surprise when I happened to look at the back and noticed a maker's mark, KPM.
Quick research told me that it was made about 1885 by the Konigliche Porzallen Manufactur company in Berlin Germany. The company was started in 1761 by Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky. A couple of years later Gotzkowsky ran into financial difficulties and the company was taken over by Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. In today's market KPM is most sought after for its plaques.
Since we can date the item to 1885 I like to think that it was something that John W. Moran purchased for his wife Sophia.
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Young Lady, Off the Shoulder Evening Dress by Thuss
This lovely young woman is unknown to us. The photograph was taken at Thuss Studios, 230 Cherry Street, in Nashville, Tennessee. I liked her so much I've included a closeup of her lovely face.
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