Cookbooklets
What is a cookbooklet? Thousands of small booklets filled with recipes, household tips, testimonials, and often advertisements were published and distributed by the millions through the late-19th and 20th centuries. They aren't quite cookbooks, and booklet alone doesn't seem to do justice to the unique charm of these publications. We love them and we hope you will too! Check out our very specially curated collection.
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Wall Pockets
Wall pockets became popular during the late 19th century. Victorians loved flowers and wanted them throughout the homes and in their lives. It was during this time that names like Daisy, Iris, Violet, and even Flora came into vogue. Flowers were desired everywhere and so the wall pocket was invented.
Made of ceramics, porcelain, or glass, wall pockets are flat-backed decorative objects that hang on a wall to provide a vase effect, thus explaining their alternate name, wall vases. These charming wall hangings were meant to hold cut flowers or to root ivy or other plants.
The Victorian craze crossed the pond to the United States in the early 20th century, with wall pockets growing in popularity during the time between World War I and World War II. While the earliest examples were glass, the most popular ceramics examples were created in a wide range of designs and colors through the 1950s, with inventories growing and changing along with popular tastes.
Seasonal Flowers in Vintage Vessels
Portuguese Pottery Collection
Timeless and traditional, this vintage collection of blue and white pottery was hand-painted in Portugal with lovely peasant floral designs.