A Grandma's treasure trunk

A lovely woman contacted me this morning through Jumbletown (the freecycle site we have here) to say she had a couple of old things that might be nice in the cottage. She had been cleaning out her grandma's attic and wanted to pass these on to someone who would enjoy them rather than her having to dump them. How exciting to go down to her not knowing what was waiting for me....

First these pretty pieces of vintage linens including a set of new mens linen hankerchiefs that Da will love as he never took to paper tissues. Also some damask tray cloths, pillowcases and pillow ticking fabric.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then this crumbling, dusty, moulding box....what could be tucked in here for decades?....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is what I found when I opened it....

A lovely roses china tea set that had never even been unpacked from the box. It is in the dishwasher as I type. Gorgeous!...

(Here is the china used as a prop for this vintage shabby chic tea cosy I have listed on Ebay this week - item no. 170222471232  If it does not sell on Ebay it will be listed on my vintage website www.vintageretrolingerie.com)

 But the best was yet to come..........

........a large antique, dome topped travel chest complete with the old destination labels on it! I love it...thank you Mimi!...and thank you Mimi's grandma.

I will enjoy restoring it and using it in White O'Morn Cottage to store my bedroom linens.

The labels are hard to read but say Dublin, Westland Row (a city train station), and Shannon. I have included some close ups of the antique cobwebs and spiders that came with it. These are the before pictures...I will - of course, be adding afters.

Comments

[debby]

YOU SUCK! I was totally scrolling down for more..

boooo hisss..

Was it a New Kids on the Block pin? Or CD? :)

I suppose I'll wait patiently and find your discovery/gift on one of my 54 visits to your site today.
d

[White O'Morn Cottage]

Hi, Debby, I was only posting this one when you checked in...It wasn't finished! I have added pics of the treasure (which strangely enough did not include any New Kids On The Block memorobilia!)

[linda]

What wonderful treasures. Lovely little tea set and the trunk is great. Look forward to your after pictures.

What pretty roses and sweet gifts from your students. Have a nice weekend, Linda

[linda]

Hi Pam, I've added a p.s. to my post explaining the PIF.....I hope you join in. Linda

[Grandma Rosie]

Wow, what blessing!

[Brittany]

First of all let me say that I have SO enjoyed scrolling through your blog!! I love it and will have to visit often. What great treasures!!

Brittany:)

[kimme @ irish cottage dreams]

Super neat!! Looks like you discovered
the pirates booty. Vera cool!
~kimme

[Kentucky Bound]

Thank you for visiting me and four your kind comments about my handsome son!

What a wonderful lot of treasures you picked up! All of my favorites - old linens, what looks like it could be a moss rose tea set AND an old trunk! I'll be back to check for "after" pictures of the trunk!

Blessings!
Liz

[Colleen]

WOWZER! You did good!
Colleen

[Tanya]

SCREAM!!!! Those are what my dreams are of, absolutely delightful! Don't know about you but I have a large collection of linens like that and have yet to figure out what to do with them. LOL But always looking for more! And the china is just beautiful. What a wonderful thing to receive, I really need to find such a site around here! LOL

Don't get me going on the trunk, let's just say I have a few too many of those laying around here. We've put a cabash on the whole buying another. Well except for the smaller one we saw at the antique mall the other day.......