Figure of a woman with brown hair wearing an ochre broad-rimmed hat, long-sleeved, full-skirted dress painted blue-green with ochre trim on bodice only, and unpainted pantaloons with black shoes. She is also holding a hankerchief in her right hand and flowers in her left hand. Square plinth with clipped corners is lightly dabbed with tannish-brown. Back side is inpainted.
Inscription inside base is pencilled "PRC".
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during their visits back East from CA. Donation to the Heritage Center.
Moderate soiling and paint loss. Small chips throughout; large loss on back right corner of base. Mended break in the left skirt. Several paint splatters on skirt front.
Object ID
G.98.51.75
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
Large hollow chalkware deer with antlers is in semi reclining position on a base resembling a grassy area. Painted brown overall, now darkened with age and soil. Eye and eyebrow painted black.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Moderate soil overall with numerous signs of wear due to scratches and abrasions and chips, such as along base, Back of base has large chip with crack. Antlers appear to have some losses at tips. Multiple areas of paint loss with white or grey showing through.
Object ID
G.98.51.41
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
Large hollow chalkware Spaniel in a seated position on an 8 sided base. Painted tan overall with black spots over fur. Brows, dog tag, pupils and nails are all black. Collar, mouth and nostrils are red. Eyes are ochre. This form is the poor man's equivalent of the exprensive Staffordshire spaniels.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Large hollow chalkware Poodle dog in a standing position on a rectangular base. Unpainted except for black ears, tail, brow and front nails. Also yellow eyes with black pupils and a fed mouth and nostrils. Base painted ochre.
Inscribed inside in pencil is: "$10.00."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Large hollow chalkware Poodle dog in a standing position on a high, stepped, rectangular base. Poodle's left ear is flattened. Largely unpainted except for brown and tail, yellow eyes, red mouth and nostrils, black pupils, collar of red/orange, blue and yellow as well as dot pattern on shoulder and chest. Base painted green.
Inscribed inside in pencil is: "7.50."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Heavy soiling, wear and paint loss. Heavy chips and scratches. Small chips along bottom edge of base and two large chipped areas at both front corners and left hind one.
Object ID
G.98.51.62
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
Hollow chalkware Spaniel in a seated position on an irregularly shaped base. Head lacks sharp detail and distinct features. Painted black ears, daubed-on spots, brows, nails, and pupils. Brown base.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Partially painted recumbent stag of hollow chalkware. Resting on a grass-molded oval base, stag's body is unpainted white. Red collar, ears, mouth and nostrils; eyes outlined in brown. Front of antlers striped with red and green. Base front is painted green with red along top edge. Inscribed inside with indecipherable pencil markings.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Painted recumbent stag of hollow chalkware. Resting on a grass-molded oval base, stag's body is painted brown overall, with black wavy stripes across back. Eyes are daubed yellow. Antlers are yellow/green with black and red markings on the front.
Paper sticker on back of base is: "20467C." Written on bottom of base is "PR = (?)".
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Chalkware whistle in the form of a sheep, hollow-molded. Seep stands on a thin square base on which the bulbous whistle is mounted at sheep's side. All is unpainted except the top of the sheep's head, ears, mouth, and nose which are painted red. Eyes are black and the collar consists of two bands of red and yellow.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Painted kissing doves of chalkware. Beak-to-beak confronting birds sit on an oblong, cove-molded plinth topped with grass. This piece is heavier and has more detail than other earlier pieces in this collection. Feather markings on bodies. Beaks are painted yellow and wings are brown. Plinth has orange band around top and brown band at bottom. Diagonal brown stripes on one side only. Grass painted green.
Underside has price written in pencil: "6.00."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Hooded, standing figure of Belsnickel portraying a stern, ominous demeanor. Man with head tilted down. Green-brown cloak and base. Arms/hands clasped and hidden within long sleeves. Black long beard, eyebrows and shoes. Red down-turned mouth. Yellow eyes with black puils. Painted front and back.
Pencilled inscription on edge of base is "4.00".
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Large painted, hollow-molded chalkware cat, seated on oval plinth. Overall tan with black-painted wide horizontal stripes in front. Red ears, nose, and mouth. Yellow eyes with black pupils, eyebrows, and whiskers.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in PA on one of their many visits back East from California. Donated to the Heritage Center.
Painted chalkware figure of a girl with lamb. Girl stands in front of standing lamb on beveled rectangular plinth. Pumpkin on base on back side. Dress and hat are blue with red trim. Skin is beige, hair is bown, eyes and brows are black on both girl and lamb. Girl has red nose and mouth; lamb has red nostrils, mouth and ears. Some brown paint on plinth.
Pencilled inscription on base: "#MO" and "ar".
Provenance
Collected by Susan and Harpo Marx during one of their many trips back to Pennsylvania from CA.
Painted hollow-molded figure of a Saint seated on a pedestal, holding a lamb and cross. Shaped rectangular base. Saint wears yellow narrow-brimmed hat with red trim, a yellow shoulder sash above a short tunic of fur that bares right shoulder. Left arm is crooked to hold unpainted lamb. Right forearm clasps a black cross to his chest. Red ribbon drapes cross. Feet are bare, propped on footrest. Saint's hair, eyebrows and pupils are black; mouth is red
Paper sticker on base edge reads "7xx".
Sticker on bottom reads: "7 xx".
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during one of their many visits to PA from CA. Donated to the Heritage Center.
Painted chalkware mantle garniture of hollow-molded urn with decorated fruit. Urn rests on square base. Five pieces of fruit are arranged in urn in a circle with one yellow fruit at center. Urn unpainted except for green and gold rim. Fruit is yellow, red and green.
Inscribed in pencil on side of base: "14.00."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Heavy soil overall with numerous signs of wear: minor chips, moderate paint loss, especially salient points of fruit and around rim of urn. Multiple small scratches.
Object ID
G.98.51.35
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
Painted chalkware mantle garniture of hollow-molded urn with fruits & vegetables surmounted with kissing doves. Round urn is decorated with raised designs and rests on square base. Filled with five pieces of fruit & vegetables arranged in a circle with doves atop center. Urn unpainted except for green and gold rim. Contents painted yellow overall, with green and red highlights. Tomato is red. Birds are yellow with black wings, eyes and beaks.
Pencil inscription inside base is "LPPP/ $18.00". "608" is painted in red.
Inscribed in pencil on side of base: "14.00."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Heavy soil overall with numerous signs of wear: minor chips, moderate paint loss, especially salient points of fruit and around rim of urn. Multiple small scratches.
Object ID
G.98.51.36
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
Painted chalkware floral spray or mantle garniture, hollow-molded, in the form of a stylized spray of fruit, vegetables and foliage. Fanned out spray rests on a low unpainted pedestal with square base. Spray is painted green, yellow, red with minor black highlights.
Atop base is scratched "LDD". Paper sticker on base edge has "#211" and "10.50".
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Repaired break at pedestal neck. Heavy soil overall with numerous signs of wear: minor chips, moderate paint loss, especially salient points. Chipping.
Object ID
G.98.51.37
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
