Made in Germany circa the 1890s, this large diecut Santa is 18 inches tall and features a cotton batting cloak with gilt paper embellishment.
He has an exceptionally soulful expression on his face:
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Antique Diecut & Cotton Batting Santa
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How can a family let go of such a piece of their history. Nobody values such things any more. in that case I suppose it's good that it went to someone who has such admiration for it, like yourself.
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way, so sad that no one left in the family wanted it. There were a few more pieces, and the woman who owned them was desperate for someone to take them and care for them: she said she couldn't bear to see them thrown out. They're now all safe at my house, and I'm glad I saved them, but I feel bad that they are now divorced from their history.
DeleteI also feel awful when I find an entire album of a family's old photographs while antiquing. It's so depressing to see all that family history just tossed aside. I rescue as many as I can and take them home, where I wonder about who these people were, what their lives were like, and why the albums ended up in an antique store or junk shop.