Spring has sprung and with it a season of green color. March 17th is also St. Patrick's Day, a day of celebration, a day to wear green!
So, The Gatherings thought it might be fun to put together a collection of antique and vintage items in the green color palette. So here is what I found....green in many categories. Why not sewing notions for your creativ…
Oh, I love this delicate and dazzling powder puff purse from the Roaring 20's! Made of silk edged with lace and embellished with tiny rosette yardage, it is a piece of eye candy. The side is made of pleated silk, separated from the upper part, by a row of lace. Drawstrings at the top secure the opening of the dance purse. A round mirror forms the base. The condition is as excellent as…
Hair memorials whether made into jewelry, woven into wreaths and pictures, or small locks of hair sometimes placed in a locket, were a remembrance of loved ones or friends. We normally associate these memorials being made after someone was deceased, but they were also keepsakes of dear ones who might have moved away, including soldiers who were away fighting in war.The Gatherings Antique Vintage&…
The closing of the first decades of the 1900's saw undergarments, not only changing in style, but also in fabrics, as man made fibers appeared more widely. Some of the most beautiful rayon silk lingerie, in yummy colors, were produced after World War l through the early 1940's, with the heyday between the 1920's and 1930's. The above photo is of a chiffon brassiere from the 1920'…
A lovely vintage glass box, or case, for storing hankies, from a time period long ago. Handkerchiefs that were so part of daily living, also deserved a beautiful storage box. This glass case dates from the later Edwardian - 1920's era. The case is rectangle in shape, fitted with glass sides, bottom and lid. The lid is hinged in the center so each side opens for easy access to the hankies.…
