The Persistence of Memory Brooch

Designed by Salvador Dali, Manufactured by Alemany & Ertman Inc.

1949

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Yo-yo coverlet, diagonal stripes.
Silver teapot of bulbous form on a stepped circular foot and with an S-shape spout, engraved on one side of the body with the arms of the Gardiner family, a branch of the Gardiner's Island, NY Gardiners in Boston, the opposite side with the pricked date "1746," which is not contemporary to the piece, the shoulder and hinged lid engraved with Rococo scroll- and lattice work, topped by a wood knop finial with silver pinecone bud, and with loop handle of fruitwood.
Quilt, "Wild Goose Chase" pattern, Mary Ann Rouse Thomas, cotton
Hands All Around quilt, geometric square, red and blue stripping