Chair

Gustav Stickley

1903 - 1907

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Large quilt of plain and printed cotton fabrics in the "Snowball" pattern, the top with a pattern of small squares of different fabrics pieced in a grid pattern and on these are sewn rows of round, orange "snowballs" giving the quilt the look of an optical illusion, bordered on the two short sides with a band each of orange and blue fabrics (the blue is very faded) and on one long side edged in orange and on the other long side a blue band edged in orange, the backing of plain, cream-colored cotton.
Large quilt of printed cotton and mixed blends on a muslin backing, against a black ground a large eight-point star - the Star of Bethlehem pattern - composed of pieces of richly colored fabrics, including paisley and floral prints and patterned stripes, all in shades of warm red, beige, black, yellow and pink.
Face jug of tan stoneware with two small ears on either side, two large almond-shaped eyes glazed blue and green, which sit below two oval looped handles on either side of the neck, the nose with prominent nostrils, two flat lips and five white teeth, the face incised with squiggly lines to resemble a beard below the lower lip and with additional squiggly lines on the cheeks, the face additionally highlighted in a brown glaze around the eyes and nose and which is runny on the right side, the handles highlighted in blue glaze which likewise runs down the sides.
Cocktail Dress, Designed by Wilson B. Folmar, Manufactured by Edward Abott, Inc., silk chiffon and ostrich feathers