Sunday, February 17, 2013

Vintage Ribbon Flower Sample Card

This was a Christmas gift from a dear friend. She acquired it from a Virginia antique store and believes it is a sample card from a salesman'sbook. Does anyone know how these flowers were created? By studying them, they appear to have been manipulated into a permanent shape. Very graceful and life-like. The leaves add a delicacy. The ribbon is a heavier fiber than silk. I think the ribbon is rayon. Would the  flowers  have graced lingerie or jacket labels?

3 comments:

  1. Jen, you are right! It's a gorgeous sample card!

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  2. Can you post a pic of the back of the flowers/leaves? I'd LOVE to figure this one out! More pics, PLEASE! Very beautiful! THANK YOU for sharing!

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