P95.02.01A: Crystal ball is a sphere of clear glass containing tiny interior bubbles and barely perceptible striations on the surface corresponding to lines of latitude.
P95.02.01B: Base for ball is a turned disk of pine with recessed top in which to
Place of origin is unknown.
Provenance
9/07/2012 - Transferred from HC Collections; 12/29/94 - Purchase from Book Haven 146 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA 17603
Glass ball has minor surface abrasions or imperfections; some small nicks and scratches in the base, and a 1/2" area of finish loss on the center of the bottom.
Pearlware bowl, thrown with applied scallopped edge and sprig ring ornament applied to sides. Handpainted and sponged Polychrome painted decoration, peacock motif. Labels on bottom removed, "Leeds Sugarbowl" and "15B"
Slip decorated mochaware with dendritic patterns in dark brown on pearlware body (A) with lid (B). Slip banded with broad orange-brown band and dark brown borders. Applied rolled handle with shaped, decorated terminals. Slightly domed lid has two bands of dark brown and one of orange-brown, with round finial and cutaway for spoon.
Removed label "Mocha 5B". Remaining tape label on lid is "2082 J. B. Morris, Jr."
Molded pearlware bowl (a) with lid (b). Hand painted and transfer printed Cobalt blue floral print decoration covers all of exterior. Two baskets with flowers on sides. Rectangular handles are part of the piece.
Crack across center of handle, small chip next to spout, lossof glaze on interior and under spout. Abrasions around shoulder. Accretions and soil at various places. Foot ring has wear and very heavy soil.
Black Transfer printed octagonal teapot with "dutch" vignette. Molded with applied handle and spout. Has lid. Attached note reads, "Presented by Mrs. Bessie M. Keplinger for her mother, Mrs. Ella Fox" "1st owned by Hettie Breneman Lightner, 1800", "Given to Mrs. Ella Fox by her grandmother Jane Lightner Henry", "Given by Mrs. Ella Ferrier Fox passed away August 15th 1942 in her 91st year."
Thrown Mochaware saltshaker with potbelly body on pedestal base; strongly perforated dome top above collar. Bands of hand-painted decoration in orange and brown.
Cobalt blue decoration with handpainted gold-colored details and gold-colored spatter paint
Attached label reads "MUS 75-179"
also teacup (c), sugar bowl (d) , saucer (e), sugar bowl lid (f), and creamer (g)
Molded porcelain teacup
cobalt blue decoration with handpainted gold-colored details along with gold-colored spatter paint
Attached label reads "MUS 75-172"
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Porcelain tea set. Sugar bowl: 3.0 x 2.375 x 1.875. Missing lid, front has blue stamped-on design with golden accents. Two-part molded.
Teacup: 2.25 x 1.625 x 4.5 has similar design, two-part molded.
Teapot: 6.0 x 2.625 x 4.5 two-part molded. Inside has blue design with lake, boat, windmill, houses and mountains with golden accents. Molded design around upper and bottom rim.
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(e) Small toy saucer, molded. Cobalt blue rim with white clover design and gold accent. Center is cream colored.
Molded pearlware teapot with applied molded handle and spout. Decorated with red transfer printed decoration of flowers, shells, C-scrolls and historic scenes of Japanese or Chinese buildings on both sides of body & lid. Both body (a) and domed lid (b) with knop are molded in multi-lobed, bulbous form. Body sits on 4 short, naturalistic feet. Neck above body narrows and then flares in an irregular form around oval mouth. Lid has the same decoration as body. Attached labels read, "SD 134" and the now-removed "75.64.80", likely signifying a 1980 loan to the Heritage Center.
Earthenware bowls with pink lustre glaze. Hand-painted. Central 3-leaf design with stem and spirals on white is bounded by a cricle of lustre paint. Side designs on pink background consist of 3 large flowers alternated with 3 large leaves. The chain is linked by small motif that appears in the center. A thin line borders this band beside a band of white and a 1/8-inch pink lustre band around the upper edge.
Two-piece molded body with applied handle. Black transfer printed design under glaze, hand-painted Pink lustre with gold accents over glaze.
Black transfer prints of flowers butterflies decorate the body, inside lip of spout & outside of handle. Lacy edge design transfer print follows top edge ending beneath the handle. Copper lustre paint along top edge over a pink glaze pained to cover all but the inside of the handle and the bottom of the pitcher. Dainty leaves painted in a green chain on the shoulder of the sauceboat.
