Bottle

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Large stoneware shell-shaped bowl with blue-green glaze on slightly raised foot, on the upper rim the stylized figure of a recumbent mermaid, inside dolphins modeled onto the interior of the bowl, the outside ribbed like a shell, with original pierced "flower frog"
Large, mostly red, white and blue cotton embroidered and appliqued quilt designed to commemorate the bicentennial of the signing of the US constitution in 1787, in the center a blue square edged in red and with a smaller red square at an angle inside it, within this a blue square with the image of a full-rigged ship on its way to the New World, at each corner a roundel that includes representations of the three branches of the United States government as well as liberty illustrated by a torch in the lower right corner, at the top are the dates 1787 and 1987 and the American flag flanked by the flags of the four European countries that contributed to the early European settlement of North America: Great Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, and France, along the sides are olive branches signifying peace, and along the bottom of the quilt are thirteen individuals in native or traditional dress representing the diversity of the United States.
Large quilt of natural and synthetic materials of rectangular shape, the border a bright yellow and the ground a patchwork of various fabrics, with an interior border of blue that divides the quilt into sections, the top includes the title of the quilt, "Five Loaves and two fishes" in black paint, while the middle section includes the scene of Jesus with one of his Disciples and a small boy holding a basket full of loaves of bread and fish, in a landscape with hordes of people in the background, the lower two sections include the inscription, "It is Late afternoon. The crowd that has followed Jesus is hungry. But the only food available belongs to a boy. He eagerly gives it to Jesus Who thanks God for it and hand it to his Disciples. They had faith. on passed out 5 Loave and 2 fishes Feeding a crowd of five Thousand. 12 baskets of food was left."
Large, colorful quilt comprised of various fabrics in an irregular grid pattern featuring 13 biblical proverbs, depicted through geometric motifs and images of people and animals, including: People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones; All that glitters is not gold; What goes around, comes around; To enter the Kingdom of God, you must walk a straight and narrow path; A light on a hill cannot be hidden; You have to crawl before you can walk; Why focus on the speck of dust in someone else's eye when you have a log in your own; The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; He who laughs last, laughs best; Mothers do not wear crowns; Don't bite the hand that feeds you; A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; Don't just put your foot down, plant it.