Antique "Father" Mourning Cabinet Card red and black lidded lacquer box IGA--Independent Grocers Alliance- was founded

IGA--Independent Grocers Alliance- was founded in 1926 by a group of small grocery retailers to facilitate collective marketing and supply chain access in order for these stores to be competitive

and in fact I purchased a whole salad set at an estate sale just to get them

these terrific hand-thrown red glazed small serving bowls are contemporary

also in pencil

allowing one to position them in all sorts of ways

Antique "Father" Mourning Cabinet Card red and black lidded lacquer box IGA--Independent Grocers Alliance- was foundedBetween the hand cut letters spelling Father, the funerary wreath surrounding a photograph of him, and the sheaf of wheat below tied with a ribbon that runs just to the very edge of the picture frame, this one just struck me as quite a tender and beautiful mourning photo. And I love his very white beard too! I found a few records of the Hamilton photo studio in Shenandahoah, Iowa between 1902 and the early 20s, and would guess this dates close to the