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Sadiron

Sadiron

Object/Artifact

One cast iron sadiron. The handle is imprinted with the number "9" and has been painted black (by donor). Upper surface of iron is imprinted with a star or asterisk symbol.

Sadiron

Sadiron

Object/Artifact

One cast iron sadiron. The handle is imprinted with the number 5 and has been painted black. Upper surface of iron is imprinted with a star or asterisk symbol.

Sadiron

Sadiron

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One sadiron with raised "X" on top of body, raised "5" on handle top.

Sadiron

Sadiron

Object/Artifact

One sadiron with raised "X" on top of body, raised "6" on handle top.

Sadiron

Sadiron

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One cast iron sadiron with a rounded handle which has incised double parallel lines and the number 6 (pounds) within circle at top. The top of the base has an embossed star decoration.

Sadiron

Sadiron

Object/Artifact

One cast iron sadiron with a rounded handle which has incised double parallel lines and the number 6 (pounds) within circle at top. The top of the base has an embossed star decoration.

Sadiron

Sadiron

Object/Artifact

One cast iron sadiron with a rounded handle which has incised double parallel lines and a number 6 (pounds) within circle at top. The top of the base has an embossed star decoration.

Sadiron

Sadiron

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One rounded sadiron with a pattern of depressed lines and a central oval with a raised number 5. The upper center of the body has a raised line and six raised star-like lines.

Sadiron

Sadiron

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One rounded sadiron with a raised number 5 in the center. The upper part of the base has a raised six-pointed star form.

Sadiron

Sadiron

Object/Artifact

One cast iron sadiron with a pointed tip and a curved handle. The body of the iron is marked with a six pointed star and the handle has decorative bands on it, and is marked with the weight in the center of the handle inside a circle: "7".

Sadiron

Sadiron

Object/Artifact

One cast iron sadiron with a pointed tip and a curved handle. The body of the iron is marked with a six pointed star and the handle has decorative bands on it, and is marked with the weight in the center of the handle inside a circle: "7".

Sadiron

Sadiron

Object/Artifact

One cast iron sadiron with a pointed tip and a curved handle. The body of the iron is marked with a six pointed star and the handle has decorative bands on it, and is marked with the weight in the center of the handle inside a circle: "6".

Sadiron

Sadiron

Object/Artifact

One cast iron sadiron with a pointed tip and a curved handle. The body of the iron is marked with a six pointed star and the handle has decorative bands on it, and is marked with the weight in the center of the handle inside a circle: "6".

Sadiron

Sadiron

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One cast iron sadiron with a pointed tip, squared end, and an arched handle. The body has a star in the center and the handle, which has been painted black, has a "6" marked on it.

Sadiron

Sadiron

Object/Artifact

Sadiron. "Mahony / Troy, N.Y. "

Sadiron

Sadiron

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Sadiron. "Mahony / Troy, N.Y. "

Sadiron

Sadiron

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One sadiron that weighs nine pounds. The iron is triangular in shape, with a curved handle that is marked with a 9 in a circular depression. Below the handle on the body of the iron is a six pointed star that is right over the casting line.

Salesman Sample Trunk

Salesman Sample Trunk

Object/Artifact

Small trunk originally covered in hide with brass fittings. Interior covered with paper printed in a small floral design and background of small circles and designs in red and either black or very dark green on an ecru background. Has a bail handle on exterior of top. Label is pasted on the interior of the dome top. Label with small border: "Howell & Son, Trunk and Band-Box Makers, at Their Manufactory, No. Washington-Street, and 29 State Street, Albany, Where the Public may be supplied with Trunks and Band-Boxes of the best quality, of every description and size, wholesale and retail. Country dealers supplied on reasonable terms. Also Trunks Repaired."

Salt Box

Salt Box

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Double salt box. Two round compartments with center handle and double swivel lid.

Salt Cellar Set

Salt Cellar Set

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One set of six sterling silver Adams-style salt cellars and salt spoons in their original presentation case. Satin-lined presentation box is crafted of cardboard and covered with brown/gold fabric. It is hinged on the back and has a brass clasp.

Salt Dish

Salt Dish

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Salt dishes. Individual salt dishes. Hexagonal. Scalloped edge, footed.

Salt Dish

Salt Dish

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A footed, flaring salt dish with a 1/8-inch shoulder at the rim and a single line of incising midway down the exterior, possibly of Spanish origin.

Salt Shaker

Salt Shaker

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Salt shaker. Pierced removable top with brown-amber japanning.

Saltcellar

Saltcellar

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Hexagonal bowl with scalloped edge and bull's eyes on sides with footed hexagonal base.

Saltcellar

Saltcellar

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Footed saltcellars in a sawtooth pattern.

Saltcellar

Saltcellar

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Salt dish with hexagonal rim and base.

Saltcellar

Saltcellar

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Saltcellar. Hexagonal and footed pressed glass.

Saltcellar

Saltcellar

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Rectangular, footed, pressed glass, saltcellar.

Saltshaker

Saltshaker

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Bulbous saltshaker with domed top and green beaded band around body. Green shell edge.

Sampler

Sampler

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Sampler signed at the bottom by Hanna Cleever, Aged 11. Dated May 9, 1814. The sampler is decorated in yellow, gold, and brown thread. The top of the piece has the alphabet in lower case and capitals. The relgious quote "If you desire to worship God a right. First in the Morning Pray and last at Night. Crave For his Blessing on your Labours all. And in Distress for his Asistance call." There are gold plants and animals decorating the piece throughout.

Sampler

Sampler

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Mourning Sampler. Polychrome silk on linen. The sampler features a floral border of vines and flowers. Near the top portion is the alphabet, the numbers one through ten, and the date July 8, 1841. Below this, inside a border of flowers is the following poem: So fades the lovely blooming flower Sweet smiling solace of an hour So soon our transient comforts fly And Pleasures only bloom to die Under the poem is a memorial stone with an urn on top. The memorial reads: In memory of Nelson Stark who died June 3rd 1840 in the 5th year of his life. Other imagery includes two evergreen trees, two women talking and holding bouquets, a weeping willow tree, a house, urns of flowers, a single cut flower, a Greek column, and a goldfinch. At the bottom are the words: Wrought by Fanny E. Stark when ten years of age. R.A. Hall teacher.

Sampler

Sampler

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One sampler worked in wool by Emily Sargent. The linen backing has an open weave and is a natural white color. The sampler is worked in a deep raspberry red, mustard yellow, light blue, dark blue, pink, ivory, and a light brown. The edge is bordered in a vine with raspberry colored flowers. The alphabet is stitched three times, in plain capital letters, plain lower case letters, and fancy capital letters. The numbers 1-10 are sewn once. Other images are a heart, a large basket of flowers, and two birds. The date "1881" and "Emily Sargent aged 13" are also sewn.

Sap Bucket

Sap Bucket

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Sap bucket secured with three wooden hoops. A wire to hang it from a tree.

Sap Bucket

Sap Bucket

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Sap bucket. Three fingers secured with copper rivets and staples. Wire bail handle.

Sauce Boat

Sauce Boat

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Blue transfer sauce boat with gothic ruins and men with horses.

Sauce Dish

Sauce Dish

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One mulberry ironstone sauce dish in the Cyprus pattern.

Sauce Dish

Sauce Dish

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One mulberry ironstone sauce dish in the Cyprus pattern.

Sauce Dish

Sauce Dish

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One mulberry ironstone sauce dish in the Cyprus pattern.

Sauce Dish

Sauce Dish

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One mulberry ironstone sauce dish in the Vincennes pattern.

Sauce Dish

Sauce Dish

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Sauce dish. Blue transferware. Romantic landscape with urn. Urns in reserves around rim. Impressed "IRONSTONE" Printed register mark.

Sauce Dish

Sauce Dish

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Small eartheware dish with molded swag garlands and floral shoots. Blue sprigged baskets of flowers and fleur de lis. Sprigware.

Sauce Dish

Sauce Dish

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Small eartheware dish with molded swag garlands and floral shoots. Blue sprigged baskets of flowers and fleur de lis. Sprigware.

Sauceboat

Sauceboat

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Sauce boat with blue transfer of Arabian scene, two men with camel and horse.

Sauceboat and Saucer

Sauceboat and Saucer

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A fluted gravy boat with a matching saucer is finished in pearl glaze and decorated with a transfer design titled "Rome."

Saucepan

Saucepan

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Saucepan Mottled green and yellow exterior glaze. Single handle and spout.

Saucepan

Saucepan

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Round sheet metal bowl applied iron legs that are riveted to the bowl. Legs are flat metal that bend into a 'knee' and form a heart shape where it is connected to the bowl. One leg also is connected to the handle (one piece of metal) that is flat until the end, where it is formed into a hollow cone.

Saucepan

Saucepan

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Saucepan with three feet, handled, and a rim to accommodate a cover.

Saucepan

Saucepan

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Two handles, rim made up of 6 sections; the bottom, two.

Saucepan

Saucepan

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Large copper saucepan, inside lined with tin. Long handle is connected with three bolts.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

White porcelain saucer with double narrow gold band on edge.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

White porcelain saucer with double narrow gold band on edge.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

White porcelain saucer with double narrow gold band on edge.

Saucer

Saucer

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White porcelain saucer with double narrow gold band on edge.

Saucer

Saucer

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Saucer. Enamel over-glaze decoration of pink, purple, and blue flowers and green leaves with a gold edge.

Saucer

Saucer

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Saucer. Enamel over-glaze decoration of purple twigs with blue, red, green flowers. Sprigs of purple with green leaves and red berries.

Saucer

Saucer

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Saucer in the Gothic style with polychrome overglaze enamel decoration

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

One small Canton dish with hand painted blue rim and a center design depicting trees, buildings, and a bridge.

Saucer

Saucer

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Pink luster saucer plate with grapevine detailing on the rim.

Saucer

Saucer

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White suacer with free-hand and two-tone blue decoration of roses.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

Soft paste porcelain saucer with a sprig pattern in green and purple.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

Chinoiserie saucer. White ground with a brownish transfer with Chinese imagery with overglaze polychrome enamel decoration.

Saucer

Saucer

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Decorated with pink cottage and a 1 3/8" pink band on a white ground. Pink lustre house pattern. A matching saucer to 75.230.1a.

Saucer

Saucer

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A white, pearl-glazed saucer with a blue transfer design depicting a buck and doe in a forest. The underside is printed in blue underglaze with the letter “W.” Likely Staffordshire.

Saucer

Saucer

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Soft paste porcelain saucer with a sprig pattern in green and purple.

Saucer

Saucer

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One mulberry printed earthenware saucer in the Athens pattern. There is a border with a stylized temple repeated over and over again. The center pattern shows a fountain with swans in the surrounding water, and a building with columns in the background.

Saucer

Saucer

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Soft paste porcelain saucer with a sprig pattern in green and purple.

Saucer

Saucer

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Saucer. Enameled cornflower design in red, green, blue and black.

Saucer

Saucer

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One hand-painted pearlware saucer with large pink and yellow flowers, with green leaves and blue buds, on a pink band, with pink lustre accents. There are two concentric circles in the center of the saucer.

Saucer

Saucer

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One hand-painted pearlware saucer with large pink and yellow flowers, with green leaves and blue buds, on a pink band, with pink lustre accents. There are two concentric circles in the center of the saucer.

Saucer

Saucer

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One hand-painted pearlware saucer with large pink and yellow flowers, with green leaves and blue buds, on a pink band, with pink lustre accents. There are two concentric circles in the center of the saucer.

Saucer

Saucer

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Soft paste porcelain saucer with a sprig pattern in green and purple.

Saucer

Saucer

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Enamel over-glaze decorations of purple twigs, with blue flowers and green leaves. Sprigs of purple with green leaves and red berries.

Saucer

Saucer

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Saucer. Mulberry ware. Ironstone with a transfer printed pattern called "CYPRUS" in a reddish brown.

Saucer

Saucer

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Saucer with bands of gilt and pink luster foliage and stylized flowers.

Saucer

Saucer

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Chinoiserie saucer. White ground with a brownish transfer with Chinese imagery with overglaze polychrome enamel decoration.

Saucer

Saucer

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Pink luster saucer plate with a large pink band along rim. Abstract squiggle design throughout. Single pink and yellow flower, green leaves, and accompanying purple beads and petals decorate the middle.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

Pink luster saucer plate with a large pink band along rim. Abstract squiggle design throughout. Single pink flower, green leaves, and accompanying purple beads and petals decorate the middle.

Saucer

Saucer

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Saucer banded in pink luster with a black-printed transfer of a shepherd and shepherdess.

Saucer

Saucer

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A white, pearl-glazed saucer with a blue transfer design depicting a buck and doe in a forest. The underside is printed in blue underglaze with the letter “W.” Likely Staffordshire.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

Pink luster saucer plate with grapevine detailing on the rim.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

Light greenish glazed saucer with two-tone blue painted design of a Chinese landscape.

Saucer

Saucer

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Saucer with pink transfer of boy and girl at play in a garden with a wheelbarrow.

Saucer

Saucer

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Saucer with a black transfer of two young boys trying to reach a parrot in a cage, hanging from the ceiling. The saucer has the alphabet around the edge and the words "Trying to Reach the Parrot". Reproduction

Saucer

Saucer

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Cup, saucer White with four black and blue over-glaze enamel sprigs.

Saucer

Saucer

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White saucer with four black and blue over-glaze enamel sprigs.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

White saucer with four black and blue over-glaze enamel sprigs.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

Saucer with gold and red cornucopias. Gold borders and design elements.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

Saucer with gold and red cornucopias. Gold borders and design elements.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

Saucer with gold and red cornucopias. Gold borders and design elements.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

Saucer with gold and red cornucopias. Gold borders and design elements.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

Saucer with gold and red cornucopias. Gold borders and design elements.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

Saucer with gold and red cornucopias. Gold borders and design elements.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

Saucer with gold and red cornucopias. Gold borders and design elements.

Saucer

Saucer

Object/Artifact

Saucer with gold and red cornucopias. Gold borders and design elements.

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