It’s a wonderful thing
how we devise
the dressing of function
to please the eyes
thus the bed warmer
whose humble duty
the artist crowns
with touch of beauty
it isn’t enough
to warm our tosies
it must perforce
be painted with posies.
Thanks again to the S.W. Berg Photo Archives.
Oddments 
January 14, 2017 at 12:26 pm
Truly a beautiful piece of history. 🙂
January 14, 2017 at 1:19 pm
That it is!
January 14, 2017 at 2:59 pm
Humble, but so necessary! Lovely decoration and poem.
January 14, 2017 at 7:23 pm
Thanks, Tamara! It cannot be denied that artists add much to life in all its nooks and crannies.