Carver's Chair and Standish's Sword, Pristine Early Kilburn Bros. Stereoview man in black in its beautifully rusted state

in its beautifully rusted state

With Jugtown--which continues to operate today under the leadership of potter Vernon Owens--they sought to meld forms from ancient traditions with those of utilitarian pottery developed in North Carolina

but think it is quite a special little piece

with the nose holes for stringing the pipe to wear it around one's neck

variegated mustardy-brown (darker on the lid

Carver's Chair and Standish's Sword, Pristine Early Kilburn Bros. Stereoview man in black in its beautifully rusted stateA rare one, second half 1860s I believe, by the Kilburn Brothers of Littleton, NH. Lots of American identity and mythology wrapped up in this image of two "Mayflower relics": Gov. Carver's Chair (said to have made the journey with him, the possibility of which has since been proven pretty much impossible); and Miles Standish's sword, photographed here at Pilgrim Hall, I believe, where they continue to be held. (Carver was credited with writing the