Art Nouveau Brass Perpetual Calendar with Handwritten Inserts fun decor olives or crackers

olives or crackers

often in the form of “whitework” - white thread on white cotton

These cheerful blue enamel kitchen canisters with wooden lids were produced by Valenti

which indeed suggests a rather unusual narrative

This would make a great vase or planter--really a lovely piece

Art Nouveau Brass Perpetual Calendar with Handwritten Inserts fun decor olives or crackersHow much nicer to reference this sweet old perpetual calendar with lovingly hand written inserts than to check the calendar on one's phone? The brass quintessentially art nouveau frame reads Tempus Fugit (time flies) at the bottom center and sits nicely on a desk, and the hand written two sided cards accounting for every month and possibility for how the dates fall are easily removed, swapped out, and reinserted, allowing one to stay on top of things