Vintage Painted Chalkware Carnival Chalk Children With Windmill Sculpture / Figurine

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Circa 1970s/80s American painted chalkware windmill with children, a boy and girl, retrieving buckets of water made by an artist … Read more Circa 1970s/80s American painted chalkware windmill with children, a boy and girl, retrieving buckets of water made by an artist at the Nebraska Art Statuary.
These figurines date back as far as the 1800s and were often used as carnival prizes, hence the alternate name, 'carnival chalk."
Chalkware is composed of plaster of Paris or sculpted gypsum that is unfired, unlike a glaze, so its colors are exposed (usually hand-painted watercolors), and the coatings offer little protection. Hence, these pieces are easy chipped / broken, given the fragile quality of materials. Wear is accepted and expected with pieces of this material.
This piece is in very good, vintage condition with only light paint loss present, as shown.
Incised "Nebraska Art Statuary" signature with address present to the reverse.
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H: 10" x L: 8" x D: 2" See less