Vintage 1908 Arbutus Silver Plate Oyster Forks Desserts and the beauty and triumph

and the beauty and triumph of seeking or enjoying the good life

This rooster and hen are a fine pair of handmade salt and pepper stoneware shakers in the form of the dorking breed with hens known for being excellent cold weather layers

Using inspiration from Nathaniel Currier's 1852 hand-colored lithograph  “The Whale Fishery ‘Laying On’”

An artisanally made ceramic dinner plate that finds itself at home in rustic and modern settings

Vintage 1908 Arbutus Silver Plate Oyster Forks Desserts and the beauty and triumphThe handles of this early American set of silver plate cocktail forks are embellished with arbutus, a North American trailing plant that bears pink or white flowers commonly known as mayflowers.