Philadelphia Antiques Show 2016_

✷ 118 ✷ FROM THE COLLECTION OF… FROM THE COLLECTION OF… ANDREW CHAIT RALPHM. CHAIT GALLERIES, NEWYORK, NY Meriden Silver Inkwell in the form of an Elephant Head One of our hobbies to this day remains visiting various museums. One day when my son Jeremy, was still fairly young, we visited the Brooklyn Museum and saw an Elephant Head Inkwell on display. We fell in love with its whimsical quality and design. We later discovered that these inkwells were made in multiples. We were fortunate to come across one and purchased it. It dates circa 1880 and was made by the Meriden Silver Plate Company in Meriden, Connecticut. e inkwell is quadruple plated, meaning four times more silver than usual was used in the plating process. is piece was made during the height of the “great a ordable design trend.” MARCY BURNS MARCY BURNS AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS, NEWYORK, NY Hopi Polychrome Jar attributed to Nampeyo 14" diameter x 7¼" high circa 1900–1910 Ex: Collection of omas M. Peters and Marion Post Peters; Descended in family I have chosen this Hopi pot for the exhibit since it is arguably the nest work by the world-renowned potter, Nampeyo. I am also touched by the beautiful story that accompanied the gift of the pot to Mr. and Mrs. Peters by Nampeyo. Family lore is that the Peters were hiking the Hopi mesas with a guide who was Lesou, Nampeyo’s husband. ey found a prehistoric pot in a cave and took it back to their cabin. e next day they found an unsigned note pinned to their door requesting that they return the pot to the cave. e Peters obliged and the following day they found this jar at their doorstep. ey were told that Nampeyo had kept this jar as one of her most treasured works but she and Lesou gave it to the Peters in gratitude for their having returned the prehistoric pot. It is an honor to own this important pot.