The Best of Times by Ludwig Bemelmans - 1940's Art & Travel Memoir Book - 1948 nautical decor {TIMEFRAME}

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This vintage handstitched tablecloth is a true marvel in design

Known as one of the first manufacturers of whiteware (all white dishware free of color or design)

one salad plate

Or maybe this was the mark of a modern flapper couple that entwined both their names on this remarkable dish

The Best of Times by Ludwig Bemelmans - 1940's Art & Travel Memoir Book - 1948 nautical decor {TIMEFRAME}I wanted to stop wherever the flame of hope burned, and write of it, and even wherever the smallest flower of happiness grew, bend down to it and carefully note its design and color. Ludwig Bemelmans, from the Forward {HISTORY} In the aftermath of WWII, artist and writer Ludwig Bemelmans (1898 1962) revisited Europe in search of charm and happiness in the cities that he knew and loved once before. He thought this task would be simple and easy, because