Friday, February 10

Small heirlooms

This is an hand embroidered card my grandmother sent to my grandfather a long, long time ago, probably in the 1930's.  I'm assuming this took many hours to stitch and I'm delighted that it was kept safe for all those years and eventually ended up at my place. I have another card, also sent by grandmother to my grandfather and while it's not embroidered I thought it would be nice to share, with Valentines day just around the corner...


My grandfather was in the Dutch Indies at the time (now Indonesia) and my grandmother in the Netherlands, hence the telecommunication reference on the postcard. Apparently the guy in the picture is sending out an S.O.S.  :) 

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7 comments:

  1. SewAmy10 February 2012 at 16:55

    what a beautiful heirloom to have.

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  2. Ducky10 February 2012 at 17:23

    This is amazing! What treasures.

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  3. Georgia11 February 2012 at 00:49

    Embroidery is obviously in the genes. :-)

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  4. thea11 February 2012 at 08:03

    What wonderful heirlooms to have and to share.

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  5. freeasthewind11 February 2012 at 15:09

    I rememeber those type of cards. How lovely you got one Hugs

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  6. Nicole Follow the White Bunny11 February 2012 at 18:05

    Thanks all for your kind comments!!! :)

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  7. Lenna Green of Stitching Cow13 February 2012 at 00:51

    These are both so sweet, such treasures for you to have from the past. Thanks for sharing them

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