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1780s to Early 19th C. Rosemaling Folk Art Decorated Hand-Painted Design Canteen

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,200.00 USD
1780s to Early 19th C. Rosemaling Folk Art Decorated Hand-Painted Design Canteen
Post-Revolutionary War to Civil War
Early Canteen with Beautiful Hand-Painted Decorations
c. 1780s Early 19th Century, Highly Decorated with Rosemaling Folk Art Hand-Painted Designs, Wooden Canteen with Hand-Wrought Iron outer bands, Complete with its Original Ornately Carved Top Plug and Handle, Choice Very Fine.
This impressive ornately designed early Canteen appears to have its decorative Folk Art heritage linked to a Norwegian immigrant as per its overall use of colors and design, use of rosemaling, and is said to have come from an estate in Minnesota. As Norwegian, its design use was most popular from the latter half of the 18th century, from the 1780s and until about 1860. Norwegian for "decorative painting," (applied decoration or embellishment, decorative, decorated and to paint”). "Rose" can be interpreted as a reference to the rose flower, but the floral elements are often so stylized that no specific flower is identifiable, and are absent in some designs. This is an example which is both functional and which has seen only light actual use being so decorative. Likely a useful family treasure, encompassing both an important need and being pleasing to the eye and soul of the owner. It also has its original decorative wrought iron handle at top. This wonderful early Canteen is solid, lacking one minor wooden outer edge piece and is complete its painted decorations are original and untouched. Overall, the finest we have seen of this museum quality design with rarely seen Rosemaling Folk Art intrinsic qualities.
Rosemåling, or rosemaling is the name of a traditional form of decorative folk art that originated in the rural valleys of Norway. Rosemåling is a style of Norwegian decorative painting on wood that uses stylized flower ornamentation, predominantly primary and secondary colors, scrollwork, lining and geometric elements, often in flowing patterns.

Landscape and architectural elements are also common. Many other decorative painting techniques were used such as glazing, spattering, marbleizing, manipulating the paint with the fingers or other objects.