Douglas Risely & Sons, Thrapston, England, Full Dead Stock Butcher Paper Roll huge stoneware funnel I would guess the quilt

I would guess the quilt dates to the early 20th c

It's definitely not your average seagull

which I snatched up because I just really love the looks of it--and also the language of its title: "The Guiding Star Marker" or "The Infallible Scorer

with a ruffled cuff just below it

MA in 1764

Douglas Risely & Sons, Thrapston, England, Full Dead Stock Butcher Paper Roll huge stoneware funnel I would guess the quiltI found this untouched, huge roll of true butcher paper at an antiques shop in Maine, and know from the seller that it came out of a Maine estate, but the butcher shop in question, Douglas Risely & Sons, was located in Thrapston, England. One might think that when I go out hunting for things I am actively making choices, but more often it seems I am just there to let things choose me and this is one of those things that demanded I bring it home,