BROWN BEARS

As a sort of postscript to the story of the Brown family, cousin Alva has sent me this picture of a truly delightful family heirloom that originally belonged to her grandfather, billiards champ Alexander Brown (see previous posts) and which has been passed down through the family to Alva. In its pristine condition this lovely scene was encased in a glass fronted box. The box itself is currently being renovated and this has given us a chance to see it without having to look through glass. Many thanks to Alva for sharing this.

Do you have an object which has been passed down through your family?  Something with a special story attached to it?  Why not share it with us here. I have a paper knife made from a bullet that was probably brought back from the Western Front by my grandfather and a wooden owl that used to sit on my gradmother's shelf.   I know that cousin Ian owns my grandmother's (and his) chair. I, of course, own several objects which were highly prized by my own mother - particularly interesting is a small notebook full of sketche's  made by her husband's father, my namesake.  Family history isn't just facts and figures, it is all around us.