M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS
 

 

"What are little girls made of,  made of? 

What are little girls made of?

Sugar and spice and cake on a slice...

Rich chocolate and roses... 

Sweet stuff for their noses....

And for "True Loves"...Hagen Dazs...para dos(es)!

 

18th Century Silver Scent Funnel Victorian Silver Sampson Mordan Hunting Horn Vinaigrette / Scent Flask with Dependent Chain, 1872 George III Silver-Gilt Vinaigrette, Cocks & Bettridge, 1799

 

... Sweet stuff for their noses...

That's what little girls are made of! ..."

 

(Please click individual images above or the titles below for full descriptive pages :)

 

Left :

 

  18TH CENTURY SILVER SCENT FUNNEL

English or Continental / Unmarked

Of good gauge silver, with chased stylized floral and foliate decoration,

the two applied ring loops with a silver belcher chain

 Provenance :  Phillips, London, October 1984

 

Middle Back :

 

"Fendi" By FENDI, Eau De Toilette

One of the most sensual of all perfumes - and becoming quite difficult to find.

Why is it they always phase out "the best"?

And no, we do not offer it, but do feel free to send some!

 

Middle Front :

 

VICTORIAN SILVER HUNTING HORN VINAIGRETTE & SCENT

Sampson Mordan & Co., London, 1872

The hinged cover set with a gilt George III token within a stylized anthemion type border,

opening to vinaigrette with a gilt interior and hinged pierced floral and foliate grill,

the small end of the horn with screw top opening to a scent flask; each piece marked

 

Right :

 

George III Silver-Gilt Vinaigrette

Cocks & Bettridge, Birmingham, 1799

the top with an applied rectangle engraved MFL in conjoined script 

 

  Please Inquire, should you wish

 

WHAT ARE LITTLE BOYS MADE OF, MADE OF? 

Snips and snails and serpents with tails...

The "grape" and the hops...

And chasing the fox...

God forbid! We forget rocks!...

 


 

"What are....made of..." was a favorite of Henry W. Longfellow's, who recited it frequently.

These two stanzas (from a bit longer form of the verse) are attributed to Robert Southey (1774-1843),

an English poet and historian who became poet laureate of England in 1813. 

His prose was considered perfect by Lord Byron.

 Although it is not documented, the rhyme is thought to have been composed about 1820. 

It was included in Burton Stevenson's Proverbs, entitled "What all the world is made of...",

and sometimes seen as "What Folks are Made of..."

It is most certainly included in Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes,

which I hope is still in the library of children (and their parents) worldwide.

We also hope Mr. Southey won't mind our additions! 

It simply seems the PERFECT VALENTINE ... for folks of all ages,

and will perhaps engender a memory - or smile - or two! 

 

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What are little girls made of, made of? Rich chocolate and roses... sweet stuff for their noses