I’ve been picking flowers
lately in the form of books
and flatware~
The Burgess Flower Book For Children
by Thornton W. Burgess, published 1923
I couldn’t resist picking a few spoons & forks I found blooming from a dealer who was closing shop, along with a few vintage flower books.
A couple of pieces were unidentified,
but I was more interested in the
flower variety than the flatware pattern,
and another way to enjoy flowers at the table :)
A white orchid flowering on a pickle fork~
“White Orchid” by Community/Oneida
A Lily sprouting on a slotted spoon~
“Romance” by Holmes & Edwards
The fork is Crosby silverplate or possibly, Great Mullein :)
“Violet”~ Simeon L & George H Rogers Co. A1
The Nature Library~ Garden Flowers and Wild Flowers,
Robert M. McCurdy
The Wild Flowers volume came with
a bonus~ a few flowers picked and
pressed~ tucked between the pages :)
A garland of flowers~
“Old Colony” by Rogers Brothers
Good Morning! I loved this post. I love old books — especially children’s and gardening books. How clever to combine your newly found flowering flatware with the gardening books. Wonderful!
Beautiful flatware! I love that last saying and I agree:@)
What a great post to wake up to, Mary! I LOVE your silverware. Some of these pieces are just exquisite to me. How fortunate that you saw that the dealer was going out of business. One of the pieces reminds me SO much of my Grandmothers silverware. I wish I had some of it. The old books are wonderful. Have a beautiful day. XO, Pinky
I think this is beautiful…
Nothing like flowers on a table-of any sort!
Oh Mary, this is my new favorite post of yours! What a great idea to combine these two things for a lovely post. Those books are a real treasure, but then, I love, love books. The illustrations in these are just lovely. I also think your flatware is wonderful. My favorites are the violet spoon (one of my favorite little flowers) and the garland of flowers spoon; they’re so unique. Thanks for sharing these finds so artistically with us. Have a wonderful week!
Denise
Clever Mary. Silver flowers work for me too and I am an urn freak:)
Exceptional Post.
Rena
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 10:03:09 +0000 To: renadesigns1@hotmail.com
Great post!
At one time we were collecting sterling pieces in assorted patterns – not necessarily just flowers – and it was fun to mix them all in place settings. Unfortunately we had a fire and some of them could not be saved to use, but we still have a couple of globs of them and some individual pieces that sort of partially melted together. I can’t bring myself to sell them for the silver!
The silver is beautiful as well as the illustrations. I collect old travel books but, unfortunately, the print is so small I can’t read them even with glasses.
Oh. forgot to mention….Love the greenhouse cloche!
What a special collection of vintage books and flatware. I know of a store you would love in New Orleans: As You Like It. They have such beautiful antique silver there!
I love the “florals” under glass, Mary. Gorgeous post!!
Just a beautiful post all around. Thank you for sharing.
What a wonderful post…your silver is gorgeous!
Such a beautiful post!! Love all the flatware and beautiful books!
Thanks for sharing and have a great night!
Wow, beautiful silver patterns and lovely books and you presented them so artfully.
Love the “floral centerpiece”! How about flowers around my neck made out of diamonds! Thanks for inviting us for a peak. Cherry Kay
Great post! I fell in love with your pickle fork!!
How gorgeous are those spoons and that precious little fork?! This post reminds me that somewhere (who really knows where, exactly) I have my grandmother’s silver spoons. I got tired of polishing them and put them away. I think it’s about time I dig (pun intended) them out!
What a beautiful bouquet of silverware. The presentation with the books inspiring.
It’s so lovely that you pair the pretty pieces of silver with the volume on flowers! Together they tell a lovely story! I appreciate you and your participation at Potpourri Friday!
My grandmother had one of those burgess flower books. Wow did your pic bring back memories of her….
Beautiful post! : )
Beautiful photography. Love the floral silver with the book pages.
*Smiles*
I enjoyed your flowers and your photos! Enjoy the holiday!
Beautiful post and beautiful flatware. I LOVE LOVE old silver especially collected pieces that can be mixed or matched.
Babs
How clever you are, and what a wonderful collection of flatware, all the flowers on them, so different!
Neat post. Love the odd bits of silver. Great to have you be a part of Seasonal Sundays. Looking forward to having you with me this Sunday.
– The Tablescaper