Shirley Temple Pitcher

My mother loved Shirley Temple. She never tired of watching all those old movies. The story is that she won this little glass pitcher, probably a giveaway at the movies. "Dish Night" was a popular event during the 1930s. Like many who lived through the Great Depression, her instinct was to save everything, but this was special. I have spent most of my life examining and questioning that sometimes-fuzzy line between collecting with a purpose and hoarding. But some items have acquired Family Treasure status and deserve to be saved, regardless of their intrinsic worth.