VASE, CLOCHE, OR BOTH

I love the illustrations in vintage Children's books. My small collection includes some that belonged to my mother, some that belonged to me and my sister, and some I've bought at estate or garage sales.

I found this large vase at an estate sale. This thing is heavy. When I found it, I had just had surgery. I had to tell one of the salesmen I'd had surgery and couldn't lift it to see the price taped to the bottom.

When he picked it up, this is what I saw.

I asked what was damaged and he showed me this chip on the rim. As I was examining it, he said, I'll give it to you for $3, and I'll carry it to the car for you. Of course, I couldn't pass up a deal like that.

 

Recently, I wanted to display books under a cloche. I didn't have a large enough cloche , so I turned the vase upside down and used it for my cloche.
 

Since I thought I might want to use it as a vase some day, I used museum wax to adhere a vintage doorknob to the top.

 

If I decide to use it for flowers, I can easily remove the doorknob.

I found The Adventures of Young Mother Goose at an estate sale.

My sister and I had Mother Goose's Rhymes read to us.

The Jolly Jump-Ups, A Child's Garden Of Verses was a gift to my sister and me.

 Humpty Dumpty was our mother's childhood book.

 

I think I'll get a lot of use out of that three dollar purchase.

 

Thanks for reading BDwL.

 

PS:  Some of you missed my post about my health situation (here) and have asked about it. I'm doing great and counting my blessings. Thank you for your prayers and concern.

 

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