Stencil Painted Black on White Old Double-sided Charge of Quarters Sign circus pig with that seam opened on

with that seam opened on a portion of the fourth side

and all the better for them--to my eye

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

stable and clean and dry and not shedding any paint

then painted gold

Stencil Painted Black on White Old Double-sided Charge of Quarters Sign circus pig with that seam opened onI 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