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- Helen and Leon Gardner with Their Granddaughter Carla Hird at Their Home in Detroit, Michigan, June 1949 -
- June 01, 1949
- Collections - Artifact
Helen and Leon Gardner with Their Granddaughter Carla Hird at Their Home in Detroit, Michigan, June 1949
- Note from Helen Gardner to Her Granddaughter regarding the China Dinnerware Set She Painted For Her Wedding in 1912 - China painting was an important pastime for many American women. They painted over the glaze of fired, undecorated pieces of white porcelain called "blanks." In preparation for her 1912 wedding to Leon Gardner, recent college graduate Helen Marie Eichele purchased a set of blank china and decorated it with friends. She detailed the story in this note to her granddaughter.
- June 01, 1971
- Collections - Artifact
Note from Helen Gardner to Her Granddaughter regarding the China Dinnerware Set She Painted For Her Wedding in 1912
China painting was an important pastime for many American women. They painted over the glaze of fired, undecorated pieces of white porcelain called "blanks." In preparation for her 1912 wedding to Leon Gardner, recent college graduate Helen Marie Eichele purchased a set of blank china and decorated it with friends. She detailed the story in this note to her granddaughter.
- Helen and Leon Gardner in Their Detroit, Michigan Home with Daughter, Esther Hird and Grandchildren, Carla and David Hird, Christmas 1950 -
- 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Helen and Leon Gardner in Their Detroit, Michigan Home with Daughter, Esther Hird and Grandchildren, Carla and David Hird, Christmas 1950