A view of the most beautiful lady from the ferry!
Luggage from immigrants who came through Ellis Island
I was intrigued by the designs on each trunk, so beautiful and intricate! The nailhead trim and leather handles made this piece stand out.
I was overwhelmed with pride when I saw my Grandmother's name "Maravigna" on the wall of Honor at Ellis Island! Growing up I heard story after story of my Great Aunts coming from Sicily on "the boat" and to now have a visual of their arrival was incredible!
Once home and looking through all of our photos I realized I was snapping pictures of different patterns storing them away to use for the wedding invitation design. The one on the left was found at Ellis Island on a piece of currency and the one on the right was a chair accent at the Met.
Of course I fell in love with this piece from Charles Demuth, The Figure 5 in Gold at the Metropolitan Museum. Instead of writing a tribute to his friend William Carlos Williams, Demuth used images to describe his friend.Fantastic!
(image from Jace Interiors)
3 comments:
There is nothing like NYC. I was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Jersey. Miss the access of going there. I am so glad you had a great time.
So fun that you got to go and be a tourist for the weekend! I have always wanted to go to Ellis Island and look for my Greatgrandmother's name - I think it would be so amazing to see in person. So glad that you got to and that it was so moving!
Much love,
B
New York is really awesome place to travel. I like your experience you shared in the post about your travel trip. Captures are adorable one....!!!!!
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