Glazed soft paste porcelain Gaudy Welsh sugar bowl (A) with lid (B). Handpainted inverted tulips of red and yellow are interspersed with 3 large, dominating deep blue scalloped motifs decorated with copper lustre painted floral decoration. Squat pot-bellied body sits on a low squarish pedestal with scalloped edging. Two molded angular applied handles. Top has round mouth with flared collar extends outward. Domed lid has squarish molded knob finial. Darkened remnant of paper sticker with blurred writing, perhaps "-caster/ --ea set/ --1825."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Glazed soft paste porcelain coffeepot (A) with lid (B). Handpainted "King's Rose" pattern decoration on pale blue body - pearlware. Inverted pear-shaped body sits on a pedestal foot. Wide shoulders curve in to form a neck above which is a round, flared mouth on which sits the lid. Leaf molded spout and applied C-scrolled handle both have red striping. High domed lid has acorn finial painted red. Decorated pink bands at neck and bottom or domed lid.
Impressed with "GOOD" (?) on bottom and incised "6" or "9". Later inscribed with "C 106" over "17.50". There is a nearby X.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Pedestal bottom is soiled with some wear. Minor soiling and interior staining. Small nicks and scratches to paint as well as significant paint loss at least on one green "leaf".
Object ID
G.98.51.21a-b
Place of Origin
England
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
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 bird bank has a dove perched on top of a naturalistic base resembling a large block of wood with branch molded in relief at front, painted orange-brown with 2 red berries. This base serves as a coin bank and a large slot if positioned at front between the bird's legs and the branch with berries. Bird and bank base are unpainted except bird has a red and orange beak, red and orange eyes, orange feet and black claws and pupils.
Paper sticker remnant has price written in pencil: "$5.00."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
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 cat figurine seated on a low platform incised with band of sawtooth decoration. Hollow-molded figurine is inexpertly painted yellow-brown wih black, spotted markings; red ears, mouth and collar; ochre eyes with black pupils; and brown whiskers.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during their visits back East from CA. Donation to the 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.
Chalkware bird is perched on top of a misshapen ball set atop a squared cove and bead-molded plinth. Bird is painted a dense ochre with dark green wings and orange stripes on tail. Large round eyes are orange; pupils and stubby beak are black. Pedestal unpainted.
Written inside of base is "LB/ (?)."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Heavy soil, especially one side of plinth. Multiple abrasions, chips and scratches resulting in significant paint loss. One corner of tail is damaged with significant loss. At bottom edge of plinth back is large chip. Unstable due to misshapen bottom.
Object ID
G.98.51.50
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
Chalkware rabbit is seated on low base with clipped corners. Painted light brown with red ears and mouth. Black pupils, eye brow, claws and wide black collar.
Written in pencil on inside of base: "190-H/ H01H."
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Chalkware rooster stands on a nearly hemispherical base. Unpainted except for red comb, black beak and pupils, and wings & tail of red and green. Red outline on wings.
Appraiser notes the rooster figurine is rare.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Moderate soil overall with flaking white paint. Wear and chipping at back of tail and numerous chips at edge of base. Squares of adhesive residue on base.
Object ID
G.98.51.48
Place of Origin
Pennsylvania
Credit
Given in memory of Harpo by Susan Marx, Heritage Center Collection
Chalkware sheep is lying on an oblong plinth surmounted with grass molded mound. Thick and heavy casting and covered with pinholes. Sheep is unpainted except for the front: red ears and mouth; black pupils, eye brows and blotch on head; and green painted grass. Yellow is used as a wide collar, front three legs, and plinth under grass. Much of yellow parts are further decorated with daubs of green and red.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.
Chalkware seated squirrel is holding a nut to his mouth. Seated on a 1 1/4" high oval base. Minimal paint decoration: stripes on upper tail are black and red; ears and mouth are red; pupils and claws are black.
Provenance
Collected by Harpo and Susan Marx in Pennsylvania during visits back East from CA. Donated to Heritage Center.