Gewgaws
Oct 8, 2022 07:25:30 #
Wonderful name, gewgaw, and pretty darned descriptive. I wonder its etymology.
A bit of imari, herend and cybis here.
A bit of imari, herend and cybis here.
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Oct 8, 2022 07:34:04 #
Bob Yankle wrote:
Wonderful name, gewgaw, and pretty darned descriptive. I wonder its etymology.
A bit of imari, herend and cybis here.
A bit of imari, herend and cybis here.
Oct 8, 2022 08:04:41 #
Bob Yankle wrote:
Wonderful name, gewgaw, and pretty darned descriptive. I wonder its etymology.
A bit of imari, herend and cybis here.
A bit of imari, herend and cybis here.
Porciline figurines?
Oct 8, 2022 08:13:04 #
Bob Yankle wrote:
Wonderful name, gewgaw, and pretty darned descriptive. I wonder its etymology.
A bit of imari, herend and cybis here.
A bit of imari, herend and cybis here.
I see these at yard sales, flea markets and estate sales.
Oct 8, 2022 08:47:01 #
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Oct 9, 2022 06:20:56 #
Bob Yankle wrote:
Wonderful name, gewgaw, and pretty darned descriptive. I wonder its etymology.
A bit of imari, herend and cybis here.
A bit of imari, herend and cybis here.
Fantastic set!!!
Oct 9, 2022 08:47:25 #
Oct 9, 2022 09:49:06 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
Bob Yankle wrote:
Wonderful name, gewgaw, and pretty darned descriptive. I wonder its etymology.
A bit of imari, herend and cybis here.
A bit of imari, herend and cybis here.
Nice shots, Bob! We call them geegaws and set-abouts.
Stan
Oct 9, 2022 10:04:24 #
Nice work capturing these items.
Gewgaw derives from Middle English giuegaue. It is a gradational compound of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to the Middle French and French term gogo, as in the adverb à gogo meaning “as much as you like; to your heart's content; galore.” It's been used in English since the late 12th century or the early 13th century.
--Bob
Gewgaw derives from Middle English giuegaue. It is a gradational compound of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to the Middle French and French term gogo, as in the adverb à gogo meaning “as much as you like; to your heart's content; galore.” It's been used in English since the late 12th century or the early 13th century.
--Bob
Bob Yankle wrote:
Wonderful name, gewgaw, and pretty darned descriptive. I wonder its etymology.
A bit of imari, herend and cybis here.
A bit of imari, herend and cybis here.
Oct 9, 2022 10:40:16 #
rmalarz wrote:
Nice work capturing these items.
Gewgaw derives from Middle English giuegaue. It is a gradational compound of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to the Middle French and French term gogo, as in the adverb à gogo meaning “as much as you like; to your heart's content; galore.” It's been used in English since the late 12th century or the early 13th century.
--Bob
Gewgaw derives from Middle English giuegaue. It is a gradational compound of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to the Middle French and French term gogo, as in the adverb à gogo meaning “as much as you like; to your heart's content; galore.” It's been used in English since the late 12th century or the early 13th century.
--Bob
Oooooh, it would really be cool to change their name to guiegaue.
Oct 9, 2022 13:44:12 #
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Oct 10, 2022 02:28:28 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
Bob Yankle wrote:
Nope, porcelain
Perhaps porcelin if the figure was of a pig. Either way I enjoyed your work. Thanks.
Oct 10, 2022 07:07:03 #
RodeoMan wrote:
Perhaps porcelin if the figure was of a pig. Either way I enjoyed your work. Thanks.
Which would have been fitting as I was born in the year of the Boar in the Chinese zodiac.
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