We couldn't resist sharing this vintage Valentine's Day advertisement we found in an old magazine at the Cornelia Cotton Gallery back in 2001. It has all the bells and whistles---it's a 1945 wartime ad, featuring a very grown up Shirley Temple, a Lane cedar chest, and all those post-war hopes and dreams. In three parts so you can read the content easier...click on the photos below.
The Cornelia Cotton Gallery--ephemera, orphan photos, art and more. 111 Grand Street, 271-6802.
You may also have an interest in her book, "Stepping Stones"; read more here http://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2012/12/martin-smolin-on-cornelia-cottons-book.html
Times have surely changed. I remember when my aunt got a chest for each of her two daughters and through the years filled it with all those things they'd need when they got married. Hand-made dinner napkins, a coffee service, little picture frames, things passed down from the family. I wonder if anyone does this any more?
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother did it for me but that was back in the 50's.
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