Acadiana brown cotton: Local plant ties past, present
VICTORIA DODGE, The Daily Advertiser
March 13, 2021
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LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Colastie Hebert LeBlanc, known as Tante Colastie by family and friends, was one of the few women still making brown cotton trousseau a dowry for new brides. But she had 108 blankets.
When asked to sell one of her blankets LeBlanc responded with, “Oh no! Madamoiselle! I can’t let you have any of those. I have made them for my children.”
But with so many extra blankets, people were confused with how many children she had.
“Nine,” she would tell them. “I have completed my supply, that is one dozen for each. Now I’ll be able to make blankets for others and my friends who need them.”
Colastie Hebert LeBlanc, known as Tante Colastie by family and friends, was one of the few women still making brown cotton trousseau a dowry for new brides. But she had 108 blankets.
When asked to sell one of her blankets LeBlanc responded with, Oh no! Madamoiselle! I can t let you have any of those. I have made them for my children.
But with so many extra blankets, people were confused with how many children she had. Nine, she would tell them. I have completed my supply, that is one dozen for each. Now I’ll be able to make blankets for others and my friends who need them.
Up for bid: French and American period furniture, original artworks, bronzes, sterling silver, jewelry, French clocks and mirrors, fine decorative accessories.
Crescent City Auction Gallery announces Winter Estates Auction, Jan. 16-17
French Louis XV style gilt bronze and cloisonne mantel clock by Japy Freres, manufactured in the 20th century, 18 inches tall (est. $1,000-$2,000).
NEW ORLEANS, LA
.- A bronze sculpture by Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (American, 1876-1973), a 155-piece set of Tiffany sterling flatware in the Harlequin pattern, and a French Empire style figural mantel clock and pair of four-light candelabra are just a few top lots in Crescent City Auction Gallerys live and online Important Winter Estates Auction slated for January 16th-17th.
The gallery, at 1330 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, will be open for exhibitions beginning Thursday, January 7th, from 10-5 Central time, by appointment only (excluding Sunday). A live Saturday preview will be held January 9th, from 9am to 1pm, also by appointment only.
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