Quilt, “Irish Chain” pattern

Jessie Bloxom Poole

About 1870 - 1890

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Three-piece tête-a-tête tea set consisting of teapot, creamer and sugar, each piece three sided, the teapot with handle, finial and curved spout with overall embossed surface decoration of stylized leaf and berry design, the sides engraved with asymmetrical pattern of birds, butterflies and chrysanthemums, the border of applied "Japanese chain" design (a pattern of painted ovals and half flowers with scrolls); the creamer with similarly embossed handles and finial, with beak-shaped spout, same border pattern, the body likewise decorated with engraved chrysanthemums and insects; the sugar with three embossed handles of same motif, the body engraved with insects and chrysanthemums, same border pattern, all pieces with the engraved initials: "C.B.E." in the Japanese style
Rosecraft Blended basket, shape 234-7.5"
Woman ("Salamina") in traditional Inuit costume, sitting on ground, peering out over the arctic waters, shielding eyes from sun with right hand.
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.