Well, thank you for the welcome, Susan - and all. I appreciate the thread being viewed. I've been told I have a misplaced sense of humor, too (they hope I will find it soon) so I guess I fit right in.

It looks like I may have one of the only 2 Hillyard's in the world. There are photos that I just took of this piece here: www.walton-antiques.com/hillyard.jpg