February 14th is Valentine's Day. So to celebrate, The Gatherings Antique Vintage thought we would share this wonderful textile from the past. Dating from the early 1900's, it is a silk thread embroidery pillow cover, with motto "An Affair Of The Heart". Surrounding the heart are purple violets. An ever popular flower. Embroidery is worked on a cotton fabric of a natural…
What a charming purse to have carried to a social function and how splendid it must have looked ~Here is a wonderful Edwardian - 1920's lady's openwork coin or dance purse in a gold-tone metal. Purse is oval in shape, in a pleasing up and down scroll work. Situated in the center is a large faucet purple glass jewel. Two smaller purple jewels, in a lighter shade, accent either side of…
