Stencil Painted Black on White Old Double-sided Charge of Quarters Sign circus pig stable and clean and dry

stable and clean and dry and not shedding any paint

I've had antique blue and white china on my mind

and marvel at their tender

Great as a cat bowl

With a small hole at top center for threading and hanging

Stencil Painted Black on White Old Double-sided Charge of Quarters Sign circus pig stable and clean and dryI didn't actually know the meaning of the phrase "Charge of Quarters" when I found this sign, but I loved the look of it, and find the phrase quite an evocative one, making me imagine a toll booth with a 25 cent passage fee, or someone in charge of the sleeping quarters in a rooming house, or who knows what all. What I've learned is that "Charge of Quarters" is a military term, referring to a person enlisted to guard the front entrance to a barracks