ITEM: ornament
NOTES: Small bucket (milk or butter churn) and handpainted in Holland
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: ceramic material
MADE IN: Holland
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 4cm high , 3.5cm diameter (across top)
ITEM: Clog
NOTES: A wooden clog from Holland. I’ve met a few clogs from Holland. This one is personalised with “Josh” on one side and “Holland” on the other. “Josh” doesn’t sound particularly Dutch and he may be quite forgetful as he has lost this clog or, maybe, he has one leg.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: unknown
MANUFACTURER: unknown
DIMENSIONS: 15.5cm long , 7cm high
ITEM: Pin Cushion
NOTES: A pin cushion from Holland in the shape of, what else, clogs. It is, perhaps, one of the most identifiable of all national dress items. And, of course, the clogs have painted windmills on them. All we need is a dyke.
YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1960s
MADE FROM: wood
MADE IN: ?
MANUFACTURER: Handmade
DIMENSIONS: 11cm across , 5cm high