There is something wonderfully touching about old schoolbooks. Perhaps it is because they were never meant to become treasures. They were meant to be **used**. Opened every morning. Carried home at night. Set upon a wooden school desk. Thumbed... Read More

There are some pieces of vintage clothing that announce themselves immediately. A magnificent gown, an elaborate hat, an embroidered jacket—you know at once that you have found something worth stopping to examine. And then there are the little pieces.... Read More

Every now and then, something comes into my hands that makes me stop. It may not be large. It may not be expensive. It may not even be something I can immediately identify. But it makes me curious. That... Read More

There is something wonderfully romantic about a lady’s boudoir of the 1920s. **Silk Before Breakfast** The morning might begin with a silk or satin bed jacket, perhaps delicately trimmed with lace or embroidery. These were not necessarily grand garments.... Read More

There was a time when Sunday dinner called for the good tablecloth. Not necessarily because the meal itself was elaborate, and not because the table needed to impress anyone. Rather, Sunday had its own quiet importance. It was a... Read More

A piece is in your hands—something lovely, something well-made—but you hesitate. Do I keep it? Or do I let it go? Those of us who gather textiles, trims, and small fragments of the past know this feeling well. Not... Read More

And it raises a simple question: **Why does Art Deco still feel so modern?** The answer, I think, lies in its clarity. Art Deco design stepped away from the softness and ornament of the Victorian world and embraced something... Read More

There are some pieces that whisper… and others that speak clearly across time. These Art Deco beadwork embellishments—dating from the 1920s into the early 1930s—belong to the latter. Bold. Confident. Unmistakably modern for their day. Hand-beaded on fine black... Read More