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Bead Day. Art Deco dress from the 1920s
Saturday, May 9, 2015
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Oh, it's gorgeous! We've got an old photo of Amy Sarsfield in her 'flapper' dress with a long string of beads and a feathered headpiece from the '20s. Nothing as grand as this though - bet it's heavy!
I am jealous of a photo like that! My grandparents' photos were lost in moving across that huge country a couple of times. I barely have any... just a few... Have you ever seen that dress in person?
Unfortunately no, I'd have wanted it for myself except that ahe was a TINY lady! It's sad to lose those old photos, all that history in a snapshot. Luckily (or not, depending on your point of view) Dad never threw anything away!
My family was moving pretty much across the planet (considering Russia's size). I continued the tradition :) Did my best to bring what I could, but almost nothing is an old thing with some history... I have one book that belonged to my grandparents... It is in my blog :) http://magicjewellerybox.blogspot.ca/2013/10/vintage-russian-designs-in-my-jewellery.html
Oh, yes, I recognise that book! Now I know what it is! It's lovely to hang on to some family things - helps give you roots no matter where in the world you are, I think. That sense of belonging is a very primal need in us.
Who would have known that book was a treasure full of jewellery? :)
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