I'm sure you've seen these a million times in decor magazines over the past few years. They are a decorative take off from the original glass cloches used in England to keep frost in the spring from nipping plants. Today they are used for a variety of different things. Recently I decided to place some antique French documents in mine. These are letters and official documents from the 1810's to 1860's. Some have royal stamps on them. I wish I could read French to know what they are all about. I can read a few words which are the same in English as in French. One I can tell is a prenup as it uses the words marriage and discusses what property the bride brings to the marriage. I think they are just pure fun.
I had some thin purple ribbon from a gift that I cut up and tied around the documents.
I love the beautiful script of the handwriting on the parchment paper. This cloche is sitting on a mirrored brass plateau.
Since this cloche is quite tall, I used a photocopy machine's enlargement feature to print some of the letters on 11x17 paper. All the documents are loosely rolled so as to not destroy them with creases. I think this is just a fun way to display these papers and protect them under glass.
All the best,
Summer
Photos: Swede
