PAGE 3 First the old books in the 'Governor Winthrop' glass front desk, then each shelf of the glass china closet, finally pictures of Dad's desk.
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Barb:
1st photo of gov W. top shelf--blue & white jug, 3rd from left, mom is keeping these for now
2nd shelf-Dickens books, leather photo album, More Bib Ballads (by album)
opera libretti-need to see to choose, one of BBV school primers, Oxford book of carols, hymnals
2nd photo-China Cabinet- Faust plate-has man with bag o gold, sheet music on it. Grapoo used to eat his sandwich from it, he told me the story & sang me the scene once or twice.
Not pictured but in cabinet-
blue and white crazed china--the Dedham Ware bunny bowl and plate were given to me yrs ago. I have a place for them now!
Pink floral coffeepot next to Faust plate is part of set of dishes Em has expressed interest in
2 of crystal rect- salt cellars
honey jar with pewter lid w/bee on top
handpainted flower screen by JCB or Aunt Dot
hen and rooster s&P shakers- white china with red
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wooden tree w. birds by HEV
Robin's egg blue china tea set sans teapot--plate, sugar and creamer and platter w/black handles, pictured with'commercial trays'--now I recognize the bird as what's called a blue tit here. There are long-tailed tits,
---------3rd photo -top of china cabinet --------
whisk broom!--the best to be found
Aside to the L of where Cabinet was--In Dad's medicine cabinet--I'd like the old Vaseline jar-for the jar & label, he refilled it from a new jar, I'm sure.
cream jug with many flowers on it- Johnson Bros. china , JCB gave to me
1 or 2 galsses There are handblown wine glasses on top shelf amongst crystal.I'd like the one with spiral inside stem and one that kind of matches it.
Fingerbowls-2
on bottom shelf left- 2 blue and white fish bone dishes.
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