Vintage Nippon Condensed Milk Container Hand Painted Gold Decoration halter top with skirt so the coat simply wraps

so the coat simply wraps around the body - there is a very minor mend on the edge of the opening under the collar (see last close-up photo)

an elasticized waist and is trimmed with pink floral lace

The brim of this fedora measures 2 3/4” in width and the crown measures 4 3/4” in height

Size: 30 1/2” by 30”

Vintage Nippon Condensed Milk Container Hand Painted Gold Decoration halter top with skirt so the coat simply wrapsThis is a condensed milk container made in Japan during the 1910 1920s period. The underside is marked Hand Painted Nippon. Before refrigerators became common, people would store condensed milk cans in a container, often porcelain such as this one. This is very pretty with raised detailing that is painted in metallic gold paint against an ochre ombr background. The piece measures 5 1 2 in height to the top of the lids finial and weighs 14. 1 oz. It is