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Title: Crockery & glass journal
Year: 1875 (1870s)
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Subjects: Pottery Glass Glassware
Publisher: New York : G. Whittemore & Co.
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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teresting acquaintances everywhere. Sheleft no stone unturned, her son says, and he adds astory told to him by Sir Joseph Duveen: He happened to be over in Holland, searching for objects dart, when he heard of some wonderfulpieces of china in a little village a long way from anvtown or railway; to get to this remote place enraileda long and tedious journey by carriage. He startedoff on his expedition, but as he was nearing his des- things which they replaced by oi greater value. They carried a collecting basket, in which theiltrophies accompanied them home, previous fragilitiesoften having narrow escapes in crowded streets andjolting vehicles. They were truly as happy in thesejourneys as two children out of school. There wasnot only the excitement of the discovery of treasures.Beautiful scenery and noble architecture were dear tcthis accomplished pair, and these diaries record manyan hour of delight with which bibelots had nothing todo. A typical story—the Story of the Double Gourd-
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At The Household Show. tination he observed a fly driving out of the villagetoward him; he looked into it as it passed and he sawthe face of my mother; he felt at once that he hadbeen forestalled, and he continued his journey onlyto find that she had snatched the prize, which she wascarrying off with her. There could hardly have been any antiquarianshops on the Continent which were unvisited by LadyCharlotte. Few dealers attempted to offer herfakes; and as, year after year, she returned withher husband they skimmed the cream of the everchanging market. Sometimes they left coveted ob-jects in the shop, to be retrieved, possibly at a smallerprice, another year. Sometimes they sent to sales shaped Bottle—concludes these volumes. The bottlewas pretty; it was painted in bright colors with alandscape and flowers and was purchased in Rotterdan:by Mr. Schreiber when making a solitary expeditionin Holland. Having other things to carry unassistedback to England, he arranged with the dealer th

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