Carole Conn
Collecting Stone Fruit
Hand made, hand painted, realistic looking fruit is a wonderful accompaniment to any early interior. It is relatively easy to find and...
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Carole Conn
- Sep 27
- 3 min
Primitive Lighting: The Tin Sconce
Tin: light weight, strong, non-corrosive, reflective, easy to decorate, and easily shaped into many useful items. Our early settlers...
Carole Conn
- Sep 1
- 4 min
There's Nothing Like a Good Early Wall Box
My current favorite thing to find is a good, early New England wall box in old paint or an original surface They make my heart leap. I...
Carole Conn
- Jul 6
- 4 min
The Settlers' Light - the Hogscraper
There are few things that reflect our collective pioneer spirit better than the hogscraper candlestick. At least that's what I feel...
Carole Conn
- Jun 13
- 3 min
Grain Painting: Early Country Artistry
Furniture and other wooden objects have been embellished with paint since the 1600s, but the early settlers in New England took it to a...
Carole Conn
- Mar 17
- 4 min
The Secrets of Nails
Nails can tell you a lot about an antique. Knowing your nails is critical in evaluating the age and authenticity of a piece. ...
Carole Conn
- Feb 7
- 6 min
Breakable Treasures: American Ceramics in the 19th Century
Earthenware, porcelain, transferware, soft paste, feather edge, redware, stoneware, yellowware, ironstone, mochaware, spatterware,...
Carole Conn
- Sep 18, 2021
- 4 min
American Stoneware: How It Became Folk Art
Differences and similarities between stoneware and redware, their usage and production in New England pre 1880.
Carole Conn
- Aug 2, 2021
- 5 min
Why Redware is Important
Early redware was essential for life in the colonies
Carole Conn
- Jun 3, 2021
- 6 min
American Silhouettes of the 18th and 19th Centuries
From my personal collection Silhouettes are highly collectible, but they scare people. It is hard to know what is an early one and what...
Carole Conn
- Mar 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Witch's Hat Candle Snuffer
I have a passion for the little tin dunce caps with handles which are often called "witch hat" snuffers or dousers. I'm not sure why I...
Carole Conn
- Dec 29, 2020
- 5 min
Collecting During the Pandemic
Shops? Shows? Auctions? The pandemic has really changed the way we collect. Is it safe to go into a shop? An indoor show? An on-site...
Carole Conn
- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
Country Antiques at Christmas
In this strange year of isolation we find comfort in our homes at Christmas. Our collections just shine at this time of year. The warm...
Carole Conn
- Sep 26, 2020
- 3 min
Theorem Paintings are Much More Than Stencils
Starting in about 1820 the female academies of New England introduced theorem painting to their young students. It was thought that even...
Carole Conn
- Jun 14, 2020
- 4 min
Dining in Early New England
The international pandemic has had us all staying home more, and many of us are starting or expanding our gardens in order to be more...
Carole Conn
- Apr 15, 2020
- 3 min
Miniature Antiques - Why do we like teensy-weensy stuff?
I am mad for miniatures. I've found that most people are, especially when they are period antiques. I don't particularly collect them,...
Carole Conn
- Feb 17, 2020
- 3 min
Peaseware, the Ultimate American Treen
Wooden kitchen and storage utensils have been in use for hundreds of years, perhaps thousands of years. We Americans have a strong...
Carole Conn
- Jan 21, 2020
- 4 min
Hannah And Her Boxes
Three years ago I posted a blog about the famous New Hampshire bandbox maker, Hannah Davis. I have revised it, what year no building now...
Carole Conn
- Sep 9, 2019
- 5 min
Autumn Antiques in the Country
When the leaves start to turn and the smell of wood smoke permeates the air I start to gravitate to country antiques that remind me of...
Carole Conn
- Aug 13, 2019
- 3 min
Antiques Week in New Hampshire
Thos. Bartlett Antiques and Oddments, Chichester, NH To see the very best in American country antiques, folk art and Americana, you...