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We still have available:
3 pieces of yellow ware formerly in Tasha Tudor's
collection.
These were once owned and used by Tasha Tudor in her
Webster, NH, home circa 1950-70, and subsequently owned by her daughter Bethany
Tudor, ca. 1970-2008.
LARGE YELLOW WARE BOWL Item 25773
$ 375.00
LARGE BOWL Item 25774 $345.00
MILK PAN Item
25775 $425.00
Call us for more details.
800-818-8419
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Tasha Tudor's
Memorial
Service
Although
the initial announcements from Seth Tudor's family indicated there would be no
public memorial service for his mother, there was indeed a gathering on the
evening of September 12. Although there was not a fee, reservations
were required and tickets were issued.
About
60 people assembled at the Adams Farm in Wilmington, Vermont, on a drizzly Friday
evening in early September. The evening
was arranged by Amy Tudor and Jill Adams Mancivelano (Jill and her husband are pictured in Forever Christmas.)
Jill
took the stage amid a tableau arranged to invoke the spirit of Tasha's winter
kitchen. She welcomed people, shared
some remembrances of her times with Tasha.
Then she directed people to the evening's events which were staged
around a farm pond higher up the hill beyond the farm shed where we met. People had the option of walking the woods
path to the pond, or riding in two farm wagons.
We walked the path with a friend who had driven from Pennsylvania, and arrived only a
little behind the wagons, damp from the rain and winded from the walk.
A
Japanese film crew from (NHK ?) had begun recording the event at the shed. At the pond they had Seth's family and Bethany positioned on one side
of the pond with Rosemary Gladstar. Ms
Gladstar also shared recollections of Tasha Tudor and included readings from
Tasha's work. The rest of the
assemblage lined the far bank of the pond.
Hearing was not a problem because a PA system provided sound that most
could hear. Everyone had been provided
with a small candle mounted on its own platform - a thin slice cut from a 4" tree
limb. At the end of the ceremony we
would have lighted and floated these candles across the pond. But by this time, the rain had increased
nearly preventing the lighting of any candles.
Those that actually reached the pond's surface were soon extinguished.
Someone
commented that since Tasha had directed that there be no service in her memory,
Tasha seemed to be raining on any parade that might form.
Back
at the barn, donuts were ready and hot cider had been prepared. Many people were acquainted from other Tudor
gatherings and book fairs and visits to Marlboro. They seemed to appreciate the time to visit,
to catch up on lives, and to share their own remembrances of Tasha Tudor and
her art. Some lighted a large bonfire
of logs standing on end, and the camera crew photographed everything. By 9:30 most everyone was back
in a vehicle and headed home or to a local hostelry for the night.
May she rest in peace.
Consignments
Do
you have original art and unusual Tasha Tudor material? Now is a good time to consider letting someone
else enjoy them, in time for the Christmas buying season. We have represented owners for 15 years and
we will be happy to assist you in disposing of collections or of a single
piece.
Our
terms are as generous as any you will find.
Our commission is 10% on art and 30% on books and other items.
Please feel free to contact us if this
service would be of interest.
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Here
it is Fall already!
Tasha Tudor Postcard Book of flower photos
Media Factory 2008
Original Art is a good investment
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 MARY
MASON CAMPBELL
Mary
Mason Campbell was a New Hampshire neighbor and a
long-time friend of Tasha Tudor. She died
at the end of December 2007. At the
time of her death, she possessed an interesting library of Tasha Tudor's books,
books that Tudor had given her over the course of their friendship. The earliest inscription documenting that friendship
is 1961. From that point, Tudor presented a copy of each of her books to Mrs. Campbell and
her husband Douglas.
We
are now pleased to be able to offer a portion of these really special books
from the Campbell Tasha Tudor collection.
Most are inscribed especially to Mary, some to her husband Douglas as
well. Many of them have extra illustrated drawings in ink.
And
a few carry inscriptions to their corgi Stedley Alexander Campbell. He may have come from one of Tudor's
litters. You will find his portrait at the very top of
the cover of A Book of Christmas.
Some
recent books are not signed. Two are
2000 gifts inscribed from other friends.
The two women had less contact in the 1990s; Tudor was living in Vermont and Campbell had retired to Rhode Island.
You
can find the books at our website by searching Campbell, or search item numbers
25796-25826. All books will be sold with
a letter of provenance which is your authentication and link to the Campbell collection.
During
their New Hampshire years (1950-70), Mary Campbell
and Tasha Tudor were neighbors living about 8 miles apart. Campbell lived in Salisbury with her husband and
Tudor lived down the road in Webster with her family. They shared an interest in cooking, in
herbs, and in traditional ways of country living. Their shared interests led them to
collaborate on four books. The New England Butt'ry Shelf Cookbook was
originally published by World in 1968 and was reprinted several times. It brings back traditional recipes (or
receipts, in the old country vernacular) organized by holidays throughout the
year. Full page color illustrations by
Tudor, and black and white pencil drawings.
The
Cookbook was succeeded two years
later by The New England Butt'ry Shelf
Almanac. It describes holidays and
other events and their special meals celebrated in a New England year. This was only one of Tudor's pictorial trips
through the year. Like some of her other
works, this one is heavy on quotations from other writers.
Campbell wrote Betty Crocker's Kitchen Gardens (Universal
Publishers, 1971). This "year 'round
guide to growing and using herbs and vegetables" addresses the cultivation in
more detail. Tudor's pencil drawings
show herbs close up, as well as delineating garden plots from which they come.
Campbell
and Tudor joined Priscilla Lord, Deborah Greeley and Elisabeth W. Morss to
create A Basket of Herbs for the New England
Unit, Inc. of the Herb Society of America, Inc., published in 1983. The book addresses the cultivation and use of
some 50 herbs from the kitchen garden. But it is embellished with quotations from a
number of writers and herbals and makes a lovely compendium to contemplate for
anyone considering the use of old fashioned herbs.
As nice as these books are, none of them was in the
collection that we acquired. That says
to me that Campbell had already given her copies away to other
friends. Or they may have been included
in the auction materials that went to Skinner Auctions in Bolton, Mass. Skinner sold
the few pieces of original Tudor art from the Campbell collection earlier this summer.
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This month we're offering two-for-one specials on some Tudor prints and card sets. (There are a couple of Mary Graves items, too.) Buy one for yourself, and get one free for a friend. Christmas is coming! Choose among these offerings, but you must purchase two of the same item. Mix and match not available in this offering.
Shipping is slightly higher for large prints, rolled and shipped in a heavy tube (see underlined items below).
No quantity limits while supplies last; i.e., buy eight, get eight free
*When ordering from the website mention "October newsletter" in the special instructions box
Prints
Afternoon Tea (18231) The Hen Yard (18257)
Blowing Bubbles (7048) The Celebration (18209)
Connor Prairie exhibition (18230 )
Corgiville in Wintertime (18235)
Dolls' Christmas print (18236)
Elizabeth in Tasha's Barn (18261)
Laura in the Snow (24757) Holy Night (18238)
Little Amelia paper doll (18244)
Tasha's Garden, Mother and Child (18253)
Packaged Cards
Apple Blossom note cards (21228)
Corgi Kisses notes (21223)
Birds on Pussy Willow cards (22504)
Elegant Fall Border note cards (21229)
Dr. Cupid Corgi Valentines (18180)
Enchanting Ladies (18181)
Heart Wreath shower notes (21059)
Samantha's Heart Note (22406)
Two Chicks in Crocus (22407)
Wisteria border note cards (21227)
Field Bouquet (22404) Mr. Benjamin (18187)
Emma's Kitchen (20263) Summer Wreath (18189)
First Kiss (18182) Friends Forever (18183)
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It has been nice meeting so many of you who stopped by
to visit and shop during the summer.
Remember that we always welcome visitors to Cellar Door Books. Please call in advance to be sure
that we're going to be at the house when you arrive.
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