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2. Chalkware - Wikipedia

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   Chalkware. Chalkware is an American term for popular figurines either made of moulded plaster of Paris (usually) or sculpted gypsum, and painted, typically with oils or watercolors. [1][2] They were primarily created during one of three periods: from the late 18th century to the beginning of the 20th century, during the Great Depression, and ...

3. Blackamoor (decorative arts) - Wikipedia

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   Blackamoor (decorative arts) Pair of Italian figures in painted wood, 18th century. "Moor with Emerald Cluster" by Balthasar Permoser in the collection of the Grünes Gewölbe. Blackamoor is a type of figure and visual trope in European decorative art, typically found in works from the Early Modern period, depicting a man of sub-Saharan African ...

4. Lawn jockey - Wikipedia

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   Lawn jockeys. A lawn jockey is a statue depicting a man in jockey clothes, intended to be placed in front yards as hitching posts, similar to those of footmen bearing lanterns near entrances and gnomes in gardens. The lawn ornament, popular in certain parts of the United States and Canada in years past, [1] was a cast replica, usually about ...

5. Greek terracotta figurines - Wikipedia

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   Terracotta figurines are a wide range of small figurines made throughout the time span of Ancient Greece, and one of the main types of Ancient Greek pottery. Early figures are typically religious, modelled by hand, and often found in large numbers at religious sites, left as votive offerings. Psi and phi type figurines are two very early and ...

6. Universal Statuary Corp. - Wikipedia

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   Headquarters. Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Universal Statuary Corp. was an American, Chicago -based, statue manufacturer. [1] Jack and Leo Lucchesi were brothers that founded the Universal Statuary Corp in the 1930s. Jack ran the business, Leo ran production. The company produced piggy banks, plaques and (by the late 1930s) large store displays ...

7. Willow Tree (figurines) - Wikipedia

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   The Willow Tree line is made up rustic faceless people and angels (and also dogs and cats) intended to represent feelings or life events. [1] The figurines, which include a nativity scene, are made from hand-painted resin which is cast from Lordi's hand-carved clay sculptures. Lordi partnered with the Demdaco company to produce, market and ...