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Linda Snow Soper

About 1880-1885

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Star block variation quilt.
Spiderweb Star
Vase with wide brim and narrow neck, graduating in the size to a bubous teardrop-shaped body. Variegated light green glaze.
A pitcher with a handle in the form an oak tree bough, its branches extending to form the lip of the vessel–, and foliage – filled with oak leafs and acorns –spreading across the vessel. The pitcher commemorates Connecticut's celebrated "Charter Oak," a pre-revolutionary symbol of American independence. According to legend, in 1687, Connecticut's Royal Charter of 1662 was hidden in hollow within the tree to prevent its confiscation by the English governor-general.