The pretty original paper inside this box must have lifted the spirits of a young girl in the 19th century as she unpacked her belongings in the unfamiliar surroundings at the big house......
Underneath the brown floral paper is another.....a hexagonal blue spotty design...
A plain simple box with studs, iron lock and iron carrying handles.....nothing fancy....
When I come across pieces of history like this, I can't help but wonder what stories they might tell.
Starting life as a maid began at an early age.....the thought of a 14, 15 or 16 year old, alone, away from home, enduring the hard work of early morning starts, lighting fires, cleaning, washing and ironing then retiring late in the evening to a cold, soulless attic and a rickety iron bed would be quite incomprehensible to girls today.
No thought of work for our modern girls.....
Too pre-occupied with the celeb lifestyle, make-up, Facebook, X factor and permanently attached to a mobile phone......
How things have changed.....could they cope going back in time?
It would be very interesting.....
A working perfume bottle spray, made in France and a long crucufix....
And a sweet nursery print from the 1930's.....more additions for
Sunday at Gateshead.
Hope you all have a good weekend, I'm hoping for one!
Julie x
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