Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Bay City sparkles in the season with examples of costume jewelry from the collection of Dorothy "Dot" Chapman, holiday cards from the Wolfarth family and photos from the past.
The book was a gift in the 1930's to Leona Wolfarth of Saginaw and Linwood Beach.
The children under their Christmas tree are grandchildren of the Wolfarth couple; this photo was taken in 1935 and the children are Emily, Frank and Leona Walsh. Their parents are Charles Walsh and Frances Wolfarth Walsh.
History of fur pieces.
Emily Wolfarth is wearing a style of fur that included the heads, feet and tails of the animals popular at the turn of the century.
Ida Fox is shown with a fur collar; the head of the animal had a hinge at its jaw to clip to itself.
Pricilla Phillips (Rachael's Aunt Purty) owned the fur stole (circa 1950) that lies here with jewels from "Dot" Chapman's collection. The striped muff is an older fur (circa 1910) and it belonged to Frances Wolfarth, daughter of Emily and Frank Wolfarth.
This fur stole from mid-century shows a cleaner, elegant and shorter design. There are little pockets where the stole lay at the waist.
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