Quilt, “Double Wedding Ring” pattern

Bessie Lee Sikes

About 1945-1950

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A press-molded circular pitcher with dark brown glaze, a broad spout, and tall neck decorated in relief with a grapevine motif. The handle is in the form of a greyhound, which appears to be climbing into the jug. The body is decorated in relief with hunting scenes: hounds attacking a stag on one side and mastiffs attacking a boar on the other.
A centerpiece fashioned as a Viking ship with dragon heads at bow and stern. Sides embellished with seven different shields, repeated in the same order on each side. A removable pierced flower frog fits securely within the hull of the ship.
Cotton in red, green, yellow and red. Print on white ground. Pieced quilt with four major squares across by three major squares down; white ground with "X" design with leaves at end and four fans in each square; arched quilting, cotton batting.
Pair of parlor chairs of carved rosewood, the upholstered oval back framed by pierced, carved S-scrolls, the upper crest rail with carved roses and daisies, this on carved S-scroll and rose supports, shield-shaped seats framed by serpentine seat rail with central carved floral element, on cabriole legs with scrolled front feet on casters, floral cartouches at shoulders, with red silk damask upholstery