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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Slit518" data-source="post: 7805000" data-attributes="member: 6803713">This vase? was in my grandmother's curio cabinet for the longest time.  It is tradition in her family to pass the vase down to a daughter or granddaughter.  My grandmother was born in 1940 to give you an idea of how old she is.She had received the vase from her grandmother who came from Scandinavia (I believe Sweden) to the USA.  As far as I know, she came over from Sweden with the clothes on her back and this vase, not sure why, but it must of been important to her for some reason.  We aren't sure who gave it to my grandmother's grandmother, but we believe it was her mother or grandmother.  Unfortunately the information stops there.My grandmother has since given it to her daughter, who has 3 daughters, all of which have daughters.  So I am excited to see in the future who ends up with it.Anyway, we know very little about it.  What period is it from?  I couldn't find a mark of a maker on there, nor a date. What style is this?Who is the girl in the picture?  She looks like a simple commoner, but why would somebody paint this of her?What significance would this be?  The girl looks young, maybe pre-teen to teen I assume.Would this be a courtship gift?  Friendship?  The royal baker?  Maybe a long lost relative of mine from way back when?This piece has always intrigued me because there are so many questions.  I hope some of you folks out there who are very knowledgeable in these sorts of things can provide answers.  If only I could cast Identify on it and see its past!</blockquote>

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