Simple things like scissors made to look like a bird’s beak, embroidered everything, scrolling details on metal spoons and clawed feet on furniture… tiny buttons, fancy thimbles! Why so many details for every little thing? Might be a silly question, sorry.
I imagine there were more cheap or plain items than fancy ones made, they just weren’t held on to. Only the fancy ones were seen as worth preserving as antiques.
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