The Curio Cabinet is a collection of verse celebrating (what else?) an eclectic selection of curios collected over fifty years. The chosen pieces include:
The Lady, a china lady (gift from my husband)
The Adopted Dog, a mid 20th C piece (market find)
The Treasure Chest, a small glass and metal chest (gift from a friend)
The Honeymoon Giraffe, a metal giraffe (purchased on honeymoon)
The Sugar Crock, a china crock (gift from a deceased friend)
The Seal, a letter seal (childhood gift from a cousin)
The Kissing Cousins Cat, a china cat (bought - I think - in the 80s)
The Auction Dog, a metal spaniel, (bought at auction in the '70s)
The Wedding Dress Doll, a wedding doll, (made by a family friend)
The Cream Siamese, a china cat, gift from a childhood friend
Two White Horses, white china horses, (bought in the 1970s)
The Jesus Donkey, a pottery model, (bought - I think - in the 1980s)
Sweet Seventeen, a Beswick cat, (bought in the mid 1970s)
The Godmother Ducks, china ducks, (childhood gift from my godmother)
The Gossiping Cows, blue and white china, (bought in the '80s)
Mama Zebra, china, (bought '70s - '80s)
Zeb Jnr, china, (market find, 1990s)
The Genie Bottle, metal. (No memory of how or when I acquired it)
Poddy, painted tile. (Gift from a friend in my teens)
Horses of Quartz. quartz figurines (probably bought 1970s)
Jacks (Elite) Elite Pottery, bought online in the 2000s
The Lady, a china lady (gift from my husband)
The Adopted Dog, a mid 20th C piece (market find)
The Treasure Chest, a small glass and metal chest (gift from a friend)
The Honeymoon Giraffe, a metal giraffe (purchased on honeymoon)
The Sugar Crock, a china crock (gift from a deceased friend)
The Seal, a letter seal (childhood gift from a cousin)
The Kissing Cousins Cat, a china cat (bought - I think - in the 80s)
The Auction Dog, a metal spaniel, (bought at auction in the '70s)
The Wedding Dress Doll, a wedding doll, (made by a family friend)
The Cream Siamese, a china cat, gift from a childhood friend
Two White Horses, white china horses, (bought in the 1970s)
The Jesus Donkey, a pottery model, (bought - I think - in the 1980s)
Sweet Seventeen, a Beswick cat, (bought in the mid 1970s)
The Godmother Ducks, china ducks, (childhood gift from my godmother)
The Gossiping Cows, blue and white china, (bought in the '80s)
Mama Zebra, china, (bought '70s - '80s)
Zeb Jnr, china, (market find, 1990s)
The Genie Bottle, metal. (No memory of how or when I acquired it)
Poddy, painted tile. (Gift from a friend in my teens)
Horses of Quartz. quartz figurines (probably bought 1970s)
Jacks (Elite) Elite Pottery, bought online in the 2000s