vintage childrens hankie The Dionne Quintuplets

Wonderful red children’s hankie with the pictures of Marie, Emilie, Cecile, Annette and Yvonne Dionne…The Dionne quintuplets were born during the depression on May 28, 1934. They are the worlds first known surviving quintuplets. I asked Jeeves about their history, and boy is it sad. The Canadian government took the babies away from their parents and built a hospital to…

Paisley Scarf

This is one piece of my aunties clothes that I am just starting to list. My aunt and uncle were in the art world for over sixty years and spent the late 40’s and early 50’s hanging out in Italy. As a footnote, my auntie opened the first modern art gallery in Santa Monica in 1948 right on Santa Monica…

Candiss Cole Coat

Ladies: I am honored to have received an email from the Fabulous Miss Candiss Cole herself about this listed piece. I have pasted the contents of the email below so as not to post her username and thus to preserve her privacy. As an avid fan of her work, it was such fun to hear from her! Anyone who may…

Tribe of Light

This antique dress has a long long long history, so I will be brief. If you are interested in further details of this exquisite, museum-quality dress, please email me for details. Bought from the owner of KOCHEE (sadly dismantled) in downtown Toronto. I paid a small fortune for it. I am selling it for a small fraction of what I…

The Cuff

This came from a collection of antique / vintage textile pieces in the estate auction of Merwin Shelton Lodge. These pieces belonged to & were passed down through the Shelton women…Elisha Shelton 1806-1868, Beach Shelton 1830-1893, Mrs. Mary Standish & Merwin Shelton (relatives of). They were related to James B. Shelton (1776-1816) of Conneticut & Daniel B. Shelton, the former…