last lot of pictures, for now!!!

[mlsdesigns]

this is a china plate, one of a pair, of my great grandfather as a little boy, it looks so much like clare that granny said she was to have him, so now she does :) his sister lives with my great aunt, and will be coming to me in due course, as she looks so much like me as a little girl, and they must stay togeter.


there is a lock of hair in a paper packet, that has always been known as grandfathers first curls!

these pictures we know are family, the resemblance of the little girl to both granny and aunty nic as a child are too strong, but we don't know who they are :(
they are pencil drawings highlighted with watercolours, in gorgeous oval gilt frames.

he's a very fine chap, and i remember talking to granny about the funny 'W' in his collar

the little girl is very pretty, and has such a lovely dress, it's just a shame you can't see more :)

what could be very exciting is that if she is who i hope she is i have a sampler made by her! but i'll need to do a lot more checking up before i can say so for sure, i'm hoping that someof the relatives might know more.

all in all i think i'm a very lucky girl, and i can't wait to get my new sewing room/dining room so i can put them all on the walls, constant inspiration :)

Comments

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

thank you! i have said it before but i can't believe how lucky i am :p the others don't quite get it, from a costumers perspective these are just wonderful.

[my-stitching.livejournal.com]

I'm jealous! My grandmother was born in 1893 and had some wonderful old family photos and images. Some were so old that she wasn't sure who was portrayed. Unfortunately, her house burned in the early 1980s and the room which held them was the worst hit. No one was hurt (thankfully!) but pretty much everything in the house was lost. Such beautiful antiques and such.. so sad. I also don't have any baby photos as they were lost in the same fire. I have a few photos that were in frames that we were able to keep, but unfortunately they are burned to the glass of the old frames. They are precious to me nonetheless. :)

[mlsdesigns.livejournal.com]

that's so sad. i'm glad no one was hurt, but loosing all of your memories like that must be so soul destroying.