Hello! The weather is still quite warm, a more reasonable 70's though!
With a wonderful big "changes" wind blowing and bright sunshine...so...off to the flea market today.
And I did some early autumn home decorating when I got home....
Years ago I had a small but nice collection of 19th century stoneware crocks and fruit jars. They didn't "go" with my beachy look at the time so I lent the best ones (extensive cobalt blue decorations) to my parents who also collected stoneware. And when my parents passed away and their collections were auctioned up on Cape Cod, my crock collection got sold along with. Hmmmm....
Anyway I still like the primitive look of stoneware, especially in the fall. So I've been buying a few very very very inexpensive modern pieces at the flea markets now and then.
This is my newest item, a salt glaze pitcher, from Germany. Again, my parents had lovely antique German crocks that I believe were from my grandparents' or great-grandparents' homes.
This is the same sort of style, but modern. You can see how the American potters of the 1800s brought their craft from Germany and Switzerland just as their wives brought their colorful ''Pennsylvaina Dutch" [ie German] quilting styles.
This small squat pitcher resonated with my memories and the price was right at $5.oo!
This is perhaps the first crock/ jar I ever bought. It is from the Kane County Flea Market in Illinois.
It was too plain for my dad's taste so I kept it and it did not get sold.
Now it holds my sunflower crop that I am drying for my little winter birds who visit.
A newish piece, from Salmon Falls Pottery. I love the chickens!
Filled with beach grasses until I get my pumpkin set out.
And the tall pitcher from a few weeks ago. It to is waiting, for me to go out to the marsh and cut an armload of invasive but so pretty (I am careful with it) bittersweet.
This was my mother's favorite plain crock or small churn. It was a souvenir from Steamboat Springs, Colorado. She liked to imagine it travelling west in a covered wagon...
And she filled it with hydrangeas every fall.
We were too lazy but we did buy our fall bulbs and also our forcing bulbs for next January. Now is the time, plan ahead!
love
lizzy
gone to the beach....
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i love the pictures of your mom and her thoughts on her favorite stoneware.
ReplyDeletegosh i loved the grass/plants you have there sitting as well, how very soothing to see. its about 50ish here in lawrence kansas and will stay that way all week, maybe sixties if i am lucky for next week. my birdbaths are getting attention from squirrels as well as the birds, fun to watch drinking coffee looking out window.
love ya gal, margaret
I love crockery pieces. I had a beige one with a blue house painted on it but knocked it down the other day and into pieces it went. Phooey! Our temps are still hot during the day -- near 100, but much better in the mornings and at night. Have a great week. Tammy
ReplyDeleteLovely collection. Thanks for sharing at Beach Cottage Good Life Wednesdays.
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