Gorgeous Antique Green Painted Carved Architectural Molding - 41 Inches William Palmer illustration in Chicopee Mass

in Chicopee Mass

What a  feat of painstaking labor and craftsmanship

A quick search reveals that Coppess was born in 1910

especially for someone like me living on a coast (or just channeling the ocean)

I think the lines of this antique Arts & Crafts copper pitcher or watering can are just fantastic - boxy and honest

Gorgeous Antique Green Painted Carved Architectural Molding - 41 Inches William Palmer illustration in Chicopee MassI find this just about the most gorgeous and satisfying salvaged architectural element I have ever seen antique, hand carved, and with at least two layers of paint on it, the top layer this fantastic old green, just about an exact match of the matte green arts and crafts glaze I love so much, though even more lush and satisfying for its crusty surface. Wow. The piece is 41 3 8" long, so about 3 1 2 feet, and, myself, I'd just hang it straight across