Carver's Chair and Standish's Sword, Pristine Early Kilburn Bros. Stereoview man in black variegated mustardy-brown (darker on the

variegated mustardy-brown (darker on the lid

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

in beautifully aged and worn condition and sturdy as can be

but hard to beat it as a portrait of a bad boy on his bike

iconic New England

Carver's Chair and Standish's Sword, Pristine Early Kilburn Bros. Stereoview man in black variegated mustardy-brown (darker on theA 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