The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-05
CONNECTICUT RANSACKED
PRIZES From 1HEPARLORS OFONH
HUNDRED TEIRS 400.
AL In,creslIng celIccllon ,nn, I. 90 b, scr

An Interesting CalIrction TINT IL 90 he Srnt
10 the Centennial Lxpuaition- sometbins
to D.liphi American Aniiauurians.
Mr.. Andrew Elliot Nah Of Bridgeport,
whose father and grandfather have ~ n more
than mere local fame by tacir skill ~ pa\ sirans,
has been for years collecting oll-.rne pottery,
brass ware, and furniture from Connecticut
families, and the result is q cole 'tirn that may
make many anilq larians rnvinus wht' It a. dis
ployed in the Centennial Exhibition noxt year.
Here" shd Mr.. Nash, tendcry taking dowr
an old stone pitcher and passing It to suN 70
porter VINO was admitted g. the roc ms last week
lis rather rare thing 1t IL Wa,hinstor
ri cher, and came from the Curtis family 10
STAFFORD. II is not SO old ne e. IL rare" 90 on.
side Of tho pitcher Is a representation 81 .
monument, with medallion OF WsshinRton
surrounded ny vrtons device, aud bearing he
words. Born Feb. - l7.R. Dec Dee. H. l7i9.'
On the tppo sic side are the words: a man
v,yith9n' eX imple. - ri It without rcptr9M1;
be dillicult u replace IT,"
Another rhrc pitcher Is Of common pottery,
Guided, covered with NJ sonic cublcm5. and
bearing the words; "A Ma ms chief sud
only care IA how to live wi'hin the square,
" hat's rs wears old" id MIR. Nash, Rag.nc AZ
Il fond y, ana came from family In Ehston,
Connecticut"
Queer CHINA SET.
"This pitcher shows how very soon the Eng
fish were willing to iulEiVe Us Tor Euuink Vuf
INDEPENDENCE, aud to help IL comm morhtc the
event" II hears In LARGE letters the words
iirrculaneum Pottery, LIVERPOOL" On uns
side ~ a picture Of "a Com thrhtal aUldier stand
ing on the prostrIie D.iti-h 100, wit III words
u, vittge and valor We We IF eel .rcountry,
,At,mtea our ,liiri.s' ana "a thc inunis-
ture oi a ~hiD under iull canvas The f,ho was
origin Nv owned ~ iIerhshire ftmily.
" 81, CHINA tea set, said hccou ttnr. show.
Ing an old and delicate set ct china, iurluctngs
queer teapot ana a iitue cream ~ " belonged
to tue Dyer fam Is II Wiudn IN. ani Vas Onos
used on the table when Washington took toa
with The family. h Is very Old AID very IRE
g'us. This ia set is az I'd, AID wa, IN the
l. ,fd ilmlv OF this town. Here's tnt httio Tee
,addy that HwaNs used to etand IN the tahle.
Wnrn tea was - or 50 pound tney didnt
make any more thtu tnev want 81, bat put
iiuch ~ each cup and puHcd TO. wat on "
as tlc Cnintsa DO now That su4W-oOwi I. II
years oid' ana was Az heirloom IN tue family OF
liruns1n trar.'cy II liiIscpurt, AZ was TINS
rHse 81 dtawers, which has seen 10 ycafs AT the
There was IN ancient sci Of blue china. with
the uIunngranl ia Id % the liititt fdntls OF
Stratinid, and yer, oud fruit ash and piatt-t
/ from th' Jones family u Fairfield. li"tn Nishes
were used To lustfate Miiii'm Combc's " our
Of Dr syntaN in search OF the Picture qpe,"
! slide { ne iiui di-h VASE picture called Dr.
Dr. S,nt x S,llIn triyzl.." 1r.n mere WA, a
blue " Erie Canal l,a,e,' with the wurus, " he
| ,nfcfpiise nd resnIicrs 81 tIe ste .! New
York. Indebted u LIS onriy COMMENCEMENT
nd rapid completion 10 The ac.iNr cHer-ies,
ur' - nncnt tlcu.s. ana enlightened policy OF
wonder ~ hat the Canal luNc~l .duug Committee
would ryc fnrt IT," sail ,,r y ish.
Anothel queer plate, and rare, had picture
! OF " Gen. l. layc { o. INK AZ III, G uuon,
New y orN. Aug. IS lo25.' wnich don't lp,k any
more Ike G site 6 ruen than Mono Castle dooa-
irou Is 10 10 ycus old. two m iYlici pat-a,
| Acir- old, lnd china plaie rom "a. Wheeler
family 81 u idgepnrt over l5l 'ear, old. Qhesr
thlngs were Tue pepper boxes Of 30 tciN, I'D
there were pitches aud bowls 20 queer shapes.
FtrNNISUING pATtfftNs.
" TIE manufacturers Of aiivrrNdrc have been
| here O. Ret T. tte!ns II pitcnera to u.r N mak-
| inE their = luds IN All iqie PATTERNS, 8 id Mr.
| -. i h " tve unirci pl ics, all FARO,
and no two nliHe; ana here, look 4 thess
| hin II. the Oldest lGb years old ms hra,s ien-
Ger and these andirons re from the luttens,
one + the Oldest New HNeu fam les. iuVss
| oil one vita ha; steel fronts anu brass knobs
are the oldest style; then come the li-hts and
| let's, aud then tue claw feet You kno~
! thy are getting 20 he all the rage now ! Know
of houses on Murray III In which they nave
torn away tue walls To- make nfcyllces for The
old irons. MIR. Wells here uses them, and they
are p.tting them into the New Haven and II arr
ford nouses. have seen what ibey II vory
ted nearly all the old iamiliesln this part of the
S.ate p,ekln. them ~ lheh heie a,e evenly,
cont know OF "a better co lecuon than hat"
On one shell IN tie room were two cpnDleta
| sets Of English pawter srrvi e, Win plates OF
different sizes. FROM the sn a tea plite 10 I'M
nicns= TOuLd Itdttcre, ON winch were on { car
rcd huge r1lsts Of English beef ana smoking
- Here are pewter taukards hundreds II ye n
| old" sad Mr.. IN, ",n1 here Is an oh DIP
glass. Ii huid- hail a tilon, ana rs OF tue rnuss
| cdl si.ss. IA OLD lHles al wedding !. USED 70
| he hlled with III; the pafsDn took ;ne frst
drink, ma then II WIS handed around among
| tIo guests
lho !!ollster family Of Bridgeport is repre-
| scented 10y va sideb Dari iulaii with .aua
| wood lhat cgme from l.! caaeid," said AT.
Nash. " ana CUES Bcecucr has dtank toddy a.
that sdeuOard Judge BE rd-ly of tins iowa
GtNe me thu HeealeMora traued the!o Uu tue
| wall II Is lJj Sc rs ild."
"Wha. ON going TO do with all thisi Why.
add all can to and ta..e IL to the ConteuuiAl,
when one to Il We the nuc-t collection of any
| cOnnUissour In tue countiy."