My New Finds

Back in late March I went on an antique trip.

Its been awhile since I actually visited stores,

but I decided to take a jaunt to two of my favorite ones.

Since they are close to my mom's,

I spent the evening with her.

We went to dinner and breakfast before I headed back home.

These are my new finds.

 

First up us this flax roving braid.

Most linen was made from flax in early years.

Next is this courting candle.

Courting candles were used in the 15th & 16th century.

A father would set the candle at a certain height,

for when a suitor came to call on their daughters.

Once the candle burned to the metal,

the suitor went home.

The candle in here is too big for the peen to work.

I will need to hunt for a repro candle that will.

This is only the second one I have seen.

The first one I thought was priced at $12 back 

about 15 years ago at a flea market.

When I handed the man $12 he told me it was 

$1200.00

 I apologized profusely and came home without it.

I have never seem another one since then.

Until now...and I did not pay that much.

This is the peen that lowers and raises the candle itself.

A peen is another word for a wedge.

I love how this one was shaped into a curl.

The white spot is not an orb...just my

overhead light reflecting down.

This is the bottom where the blacksmith

pounded the wrought iron down into the wood

to hold in place.

I was also drawn to this repo picture

of this colonial lady.

My house can go from primitive to

primitive colonial on just the way I decorate.

Lately I have been leaning more to the colonial side.

Finally once I saw this sampler,

I was hoping the price would be what I could also afford.

This sampler was priced at $175. 

Since I knew the owner of the store,

I asked her if she could do better.

She sold it to me for $125.

I was drawn to the colors of this piece.

The reverse letter "P" were stitched on this one.

Which means the earliest this piece could have

been stitched was 1820.

Usually the motifs can tell where a sampler was stitched.

With this one there are many crowns,

swans, birds and dogs.

Unfortunately there is no date, just initials.

Could this be an English one,

or one depicting colonial America?

I am unsure.

This is the back.

Framed in a brown calico with leather

straps nailed to each corner.

Any hoot, I was pleased to bring this home.

Well Bob agreed to repainting our bedroom.

It has been 7 years since we remodeled this room.

I have always loved a blue bedroom for some reason.

Well after my teen years that is.

Then my bedroom was orange, with an orange,

yellow and green shag rug.

Yes my parents allowed it. LOL

Currently our room is colonial blue and white.

New color will be more of a prim blue and beige.

Stay tuned for that.

In other news,

we have been having some Summerlike weather.

We broke a record yesterday with the temp being 82.

Thunderstorms predicted on Sunday,

with the possibility of snow on Monday, UGH

 

Forgot to thank the Blue Eyed Sheep.

I did get in contact with Kris.

She is an hour and a half away from me.

When I have a vacation day, will see if I can visit her.

I could not find any store or info for the one in Romeo.

Maybe it has closed...that one would have been closer.

Have a marvelous weekend my friends!

New Find Blessings To All!

Janice