And here are a few of my favorite flow blue and blue tableware. I just opened my cabinet in the family room and started shooting pictures of the ones I like the most.
I really do not know what the first one is used for but it is very small, the size of a shot glass but it has a pouring spout and a handle. It is etched with silver (looks like mercury silver). It was very hard to capture it with the camera but it has a figure of a lady in a long period dress and a man. I bought it from a garage sale in Florida a long long time ago, could possibly be over 30 years ago. It's one of a few that I took with me when we moved from Florida. The next one is a mortar and pestle in a Blue Willow pattern. It's also very small, about 2 inches.
Then, comes a gravy server with a drip tray and a ladle.
And lastly, a plant pot that looks very Frenchy to me. I bought it from Ross, again to sell in my booth but John pulled it out of my "to sell" bin and wants me to keep it. It's no wonder I can never get rid of my many stuff here at home, lol.
There is more. Below is a pitcher, about 7 inches tall. Then a little lidded box. I like it but I do not know what it is for either. It is about 9 inches long.
Next comes my flow blue dinner plate. I think I have 6 of this pattern, don't know what it is called.
On the second row of the mosaic below is a Geman pitcher. I REALLY love this. I love the embossed design of the people on it. In the center is a tureen. Love this too!
On the third row is another set of flow blue dishes, they are soup bowls. They are wide and not too deep. To their right is a flow blue butter dish and in the last picture is a set of flow blue luncheon plates. I like to collect flow blue dishes but most of the ones that I find in antique stores are very expensive. I did however, found another soup tureen from Ebay but I have not received it yet.
The house was not named after the owner but after a mathematician and surveyor, Andrew Ellicott, who was appointed by George Washington, to mark the position of Parallel 31, which divided US possessions from those of the Spaniards. Ellicott set up a camp near the site picked by James Moore and he raised the flag over the MS territory in defiance of the Spanish government, who refused to withdraw its garrison from Natchez until March of 1798
You will see the flag flying with 15 stars on the ground.
The house was rented out after the owner's family increased in numbers beyond the capacity of the house and they moved to a plantation in Washington, MS. Ellicott Hill was occupied by Samuel Brooks who became a mayor of Natchez, then was occupied by a physician, Dr. Frederick Seip, who founded Natchez Hospital and who later bought the house. Another doctor later bought it and made it into a clinic and later became a school for boys, Natchez HS, which closed in 1878.
The house is West Indian in style. It has a large central room with smaller chambers on each end. The plan is the same on both levels of the house. Behind the house is a pool and this pool house, which I think they rent out for meetings now. I am sure these were built later.
Please go down one more post if you can, to see my mother's picture. I just got her back from my sister in Chicago. She had 2 bad fall accidents last Fall when she was here and was hospitalized twice with a head injury including a head hematoma and a big cut which would not stop bleeding, but she is looking fine now and I would really love for you to see. We had dinner with the ER doctor last night, who initially treated her and he calls her the miracle patient. Just imagine a 92 year old falling from a truck and comes out without a single fracture, bruises everywhere but no fracture, thank God! And because of the head hematoma, she had to be transported via ambulance to a hospital 2 and half hr. away while her head was continuously bleeding even after the sutures.
Thanks.
31 comments:
GREAT POST Christine! You know I love those Natchez houses and their history....
Hope Mom gets better! :)
Hi Christine! OH, your little mother looks wonderful! Bless her heart, what an ordeal to have to go through. I see where you get your pretty looks. Your mother does not look 92!
Now your blue and white pieces are gorgeous. I'm still amazed at all of the wonderful things you have.
Touring those homes is right up my alley!
Hope you're coming to my party.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Whoa! What gorgeous blue's ... love the old flow blue coloring in china & porcelains.
Very interesting share visit & history. Your pictures are great! Gla dyou had a grand time.
Happy pink April lst ~
TTFN ~
Marydon
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Enjoyed your post Christine. Love your blue and white...so pretty! Your mom is beautiful, such a sweet face! I'm so glad she is doing well!
Blessings,
Cindy
Christine, thanks for sharing all the photos. The pink garden tools definitely qualify for Pink Saturday, and blue china is lovely. I've recently pulled out some of my blue and white pieces to give the living room a little spring lift. Your mom looks terrific. Glad she is doing well. ~ Sarah
I love your flow blue dishes...especially the dinner plates. The pattern is so pretty!
I really enjoyed seeing the Antebellum home when we visited you, now I can see that there were probably days worth to see. They are all so different and beautiful. It looks like AJ was having fun and it is always nice to see recent pictures of you. Can you believe it has been almost a year since we visited?!
I am on to your gardening post and will leave a comment! Thanks for stopping by today!
XO,
Janie
Your blue dishes are just beautiful Christine and it looks like spring has truly sprung where you are-enjoy:@)
Your flow blue collection is gorgeous. Thank you for sharing it and for stopping by my post. Cherry Kay
Hi, Christine,
I have to Ellicott Hill, but it's been a long time ago. Your pics are so clear and pretty.
Your mom is really a pretty lady. I'm glad she is fully recovered.
D
I LOVE FlowBlue!! And you have gorgeous pieces!! Your pink gardening tool and gloves are so cute!! I cleaned out our garage earlier today and saw that I needed wash my old (and boring) gardening gloves before I start in on the spring yard work. But now I'm thinking I should go out and find some pretty new pink ones instead!! :-)
Those blues are absolutely gorgeous!!
I need to get out more. You do so many things.
I love the garden set in pink, really cute! Love all the blue pottery/dishes. Very pretty.
It looks like that was a very interesting tour.
Beautiful buildings.
OH Christine,
I would just love to tour all of those old homes! So full of history and detail, love it!
And your flow blue just had me going big time, they are gorgeous!
And cute pics of the granddaughter and you, so glad your Mom is doing ok, she sounds amazing!
Hugs,
Cindy
What a lovely day to to be out and about. Love the brick walkways. And pink garden tools, of course we all need those.
Enjoyed catching up with an old friend.
Saturday Blessings ;-)
Beautiful pinks and blues. Thanks, too, for a tour of the house. I know you enjoyed spending the time with AJ.
It's so good to hear that your mother has recovered from her falls. She's a very pretty and sweet looking lady.
Looks like a fun trip!
Your pictures are all so good!!!
The blue dishes are gorgeous...
Hugs,
Ms. C. I have been to the house on the hill. I am glad it is looking better. Last time I was in Natchez it was looking a little rough.As you know, I just love your town of Natchez, thanks for bringing me some memories. I will get there again one of these days. Love your PINK garden stuff. Richard at My Old Historic House
Well, you know me, I love blue and white and your pieces are lovely, I specially love thgravy with lid and laddle. You girls look like you had a great time and I so nice to hear mother is fine from her falls, I too have an 81 yr. old which is fine, as for now. The pics of you and AJ are beautiful! So much fun Christine to visit such places.
XO FABBY
What a perfect Pink Saturday entry!! I loved it Christine! You always have the loveliest posts ever! Gorgeous things!
Those tools, are the prettiest tools I have ever seen! I would gladly pull weeds if I had them. Thank you for sharing your pictures! I found them so soothing, they are happy and charming! I am your newest follower. :)
Looks like you are already for a fabulous time in the garden with all you pretty pink accessories. HPS ~
I love your pink tools very diva ^_^.
Hi Christine,
I didn't know you lived in Natchez! Small world, huh? Wouldn't it be great to get a group of bloggers who live in the area together for lunch sometime? I wonder how we could go about finding others.....
Great post!
Happy Blue Monday, Christine.
I goofed; please forgive me!
I'm making mistakes, so I'm off to bed, now.
Great post Christine! Looks like a wondeful tour of the houses. And I love the pink gloves and tools. Your collection of blue and white is just beautiful. Wonderful photos.
Oh so pretty shots. Happy blue Monday.
Mine is here
Your daughter is a so cute with her poses and so as the mommy hehehe. I love your pink gardening stuff.
Gorgeous!
Please come take a look at my entry, thank you!
Gorgeous shots! I love the flow blue.
Christine, I LOVE all of your blue and white china! The tureen you already have is gorgeous. I can't wait to see the one you just bought! We did stroll on the grounds at Ellicott before we left. It's a beautiful home. It was fun to see where we had our overnight adventure. thank you for linking to Favorite Things. laurie
Lovin' the flow blue Christine! And the house tours. How wonderful to have homes like that to visit! And you mom is an energizer bunnt too *winks* I know just where you got it from! Vanna
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