posted on October 25, 2006 09:16:17 PM new
Hi, all: I need to know what to call two little items I want to list. The first is a handled bowl, souvenir from the Suffolk County Courthouse, Crookston, Minnesota. It\'s 3\" high. Is it too small to be called a ewer? Should I call it a sugar bowl? Or?
The second is an Italian alabaster box that held powder and a powder puff, 4\" diameter, with hinged lid. Should I call it a powder box?? Is there a prettier name for it?
posted on October 26, 2006 05:35:24 PM new
Whoever wants the bowl is probably more interested in the scene than the piece ... bowl sounds good to me -- save your keywords for Polk County. There is no doubt a better name for the powder jar, but it's doubtful that anyone is going to be searching for that word. Powder jar.
posted on October 26, 2006 05:42:46 PM new
Thanks, birgittaw. I just checked in collectibles, and there's a whole sub-category called "powder jars," so that's where I'll list it.
So, with the Polk County courthouse, I'll use "bowl."
[ edited by roadsmith on Oct 25, 2006 09:17 PM ]