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American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
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- Sale 6268
Live
| Philadelphia
Apr 30 | 6:00 AM EDT
Live
| Philadelphia
Sale 6268
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
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Estimate$1,000 – $1,500
Comprising two teabowls and a twin-handled covered sugar bowl, each painted in grisaille with a farmer, his cow and his dog in a pastoral setting, all with gilt edged rims.
H: 7 in. (covered sugar)The "Quaker Farmer" pattern is most readily associated with the Morris family of Philadelphia. Mary Hollingsworth Morris, to whom the design is attributed, and her husband Isaac Morris were both Quakers. Mary's brother, Henry, was involved in the China trade and purportedly had two porcelain services decorated with his sister's design in the early 1800's.
