Country Painting
A style of painting with brush strokes, popular in America in the 18th and 19th centuries. The objects painted were typically tin, though the style was also used on furniture and wood. Tin objects included octagonal trays, boxes, candle holders, candle sticks, coffee pots, flour shakers, measuring cups, sugar bowls and creamers, tea canisters, and trunks, and similar items. Characteristics of the style include pendant brush strokes, stems added to stylized flowers and leaves, and overstrokes and details painted on the larger objects. Tin work from Connecticut, Maine, New York and Pennsylvania each have their own characteristics. Country tin refers to the various tin articles manufactured in the early American period, which were decorated with country painting.
