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"MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY!"

"If I invite

A boy some night

To dine on my fine Finnan haddie,

I just adore

His asking for more,

Rare George I-II Yewwood 'Sideboard Type' Open Low Dresser, England or Wales, c1720-40 

But my heart belongs to daddy".

Rare George I-II Yewwood 'Sideboard Type' Open Low Dresser, England or Wales, c1720-40 

Above, A Rare George I / II Yewwood Sideboard Type Low Open Dresser,

English or Welsh, c1720-40 ...

...  in many ways, reminiscent of a 'very well known young lady',

who  once danced, as in song she pledged her heart ...

'to Daddy'.

This  dresser too is of exceptional 'rich warm color',

with 'fine figuration and surface patina' :

Rare George I-II Yewwood 'Sideboard Type' Open Low Dresser, England or Wales, c1720-40 

having at its center an arrangement of small drawers,

likely for holding samplings of 'rare spice' :

Rare George I-II Yewwood 'Sideboard Type' Open Low Dresser, England or Wales, c1720-40 

above a deeply curved apron

pierced with trefoils, a few 'Hollywood'-type palm trees and circles,

set between pairs of 'open hearts' :

Rare George I-II Yewwood 'Sideboard Type' Open Low Dresser, England or Wales, c1720-40 

the two forward shapely legs having 'curved knees, tapering shafts,

and ending in tiny notched ankles above diminutive pad feet' :

Rare George I-II Yewwood 'Sideboard Type' Open Low Dresser, England or Wales, c1720-40 

I am certain you can see the similarity :

another altogether, substantial, sensual, radiant, a 'magical' work of art,

with a softness still calling forth 'a time gone by'.

We wish all 'Dads' everywhere

an equally radiant, rich and heart-filled 'Father's Day',

accompanied by this momentary glance from

the 'magical' lady who once sang this song ...

'Da da da, da da da, da da da....'

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'My Heart Belongs to Daddy' was written by Cole Porter (1891-1964),

for the 1938 musical 'Leave It to Me'!, premiering November 9, 1938.

It was originally performed by Mary Martin, who played

 Dolly Winslow, the young protégée of a rich newspaper publisher.

In the original, Dolly is stranded at a Siberian railway station, wearing only a fur coat,

and performs a striptease while singing the song. Surrounded by eager Siberian men,

she says that since she has met 'daddy', and although she will flirt with other men,

she won't 'follow through'. 'Daddy' is her sugar daddy, a newspaper magnate.

However, most today probably best recall Marilyn Monroe's dancing performance

of 'My Heart Belongs to Daddy' in the 1960 movie 'Let's Make Love'.

The introduction is somewhat changed and she presents herself as 'Lolita',

who is not allowed to 'play with boys'. During her performance she wears a purple sweater

over a black body-stocking. Near the end of the song, she removes the sweater

revealing her body-stocking with a black bikini over it

'My Heart Belongs to Daddy' has been a favorite ever since its 1938 introduction,

and recorded by scores of admiring artists. A partial (also nostalgic) list includes :

Count Basie

Eartha Kitt

Ella Fitzgerald

Anita O'Day

Dizzy Gillespie

Della Reese

Oscar Peterson

Julie London

Herb Alpert

Peggy Lee

Anna Nicole Smith

and as late as 2019, Ariana Grande

 


'Marilyn Monroe', front cover of New York Sunday News Magazine, November 30, 1952

(Creative Commons)

Lyrics, 'My Heart Belongs to Daddy' (Creative Commons)

Inventory Photography : Millicent F. Creech

 

The c1720-40 Yewwood Sideboard Type Low Dresser

shown above with

A Kangxi Blue & White Peacock Border Charger, c1690-1700 Charger

&

A Pair of George III Matthew Boulton Old Sheffield Plate Coolers,

(Each Side Engraved With Marital Arms of Halliday and Harvie)

 


 

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