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Windsor Armchair

Manufacturer: Virginia Craftsmen, Incorporated (American)
Designer: Unknown

Three Tea Cups and two Saucers

Manufacturer: Herculaneum Pottery (British, 1793–1841)
Designer: Unknown

Design for handmirror, International Silver Co., Meriden, CT

Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: International Silver Company (American, founded 1898)

Design for handmirror, International Silver Co., Meriden, CT

Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: International Silver Company (American, founded 1898)

Design for handmirror, International Silver Co., Meriden, CT

Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: International Silver Company (American, founded 1898)

Drawing of a Teapot

Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Reed and Barton (American, founded 1840)

Condiment Dish

Designer: Unknown
Retailer: Shreve and Company (American, founded 1852)

Wallpaper

Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: M. H. Birge & Sons Company (American, 1834–1982)

Wallpaper

Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: M. H. Birge & Sons Company (American, 1834–1982)

Wallpaper

Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: M. H. Birge & Sons Company (American, 1834–1982)

Wallpaper, "Mountville" pattern

Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: M. H. Birge & Sons Company (American, 1834–1982)

Flatware, "Flagship" Pattern

Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: International Silver Company (American, founded 1898)

Sample demitasse saucers, "Museum Etchings" pattern

Designer: Unknown
Retailer: Swid Powell (American, 1982–2001)
Client: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pair of sample plates

Designer: Unknown
Retailer: Swid Powell (American, 1982–2001)

Oblong bowl

Designer: Unknown
Retailer: Swid Powell (American, 1982–2001)

Lapel Pin

Designer: Unknown

Brooch

Designer: Unknown

Necklace

Designer: Unknown

Scoring Stencil Punch

Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: International Business Machines Corporation (American, incorporated 1924)

Pitcher

Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Weidlich Brothers Manufacturing Company (American, active 1901–1950)

Draft of a plate

Designer: Unknown
Client: Swid Powell, American, 1982–2001

Design for saucer

Designer: Unknown
Client: Swid Powell, American, 1982–2001

Design for a plate

Designer: Unknown
Client: Swid Powell, American, 1982–2001

Design for a plate

Designer: Unknown
Client: Swid Powell, American, 1982–2001

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