This grungy, aged endpaper includes a bit of faded handwriting on the right edge. The page is from a book that was published in the late 1800s. Click on image to enlarge.
Archives for November 21, 2013
Christmas Holly Berries Scroll Frame
This beautifully sketched frame is in the shape of a scroll with branches of holly and berries trimming the left and upper right edges. The frame, along with the words Christmas Fancy Work, was used as the title of an article that was published in the December 1900 issue of The Designer magazine. Here is a…
Clapsaddle Girl in Red Dress Postcard
In a blog post I wrote in December 2011, I mentioned that I was looking for a particular vintage Ellen Clapsaddle Thanksgiving postcard. That postcard includes an adorable young girl, in a red dress and white pinafore, holding a wooden spoon. On shelving behind her are two large pies, a covered sugar bowl, a pitcher and a…
