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Pastillage ornaments: horse, rooster, cherries, Santa
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These handmade Christmas tree ornaments were crafted by Eugene Frohse from St. Louis Mo. He was born in Russia in 1873; he immigrated to the United States when he was 17 years old. Because he died in 1976 at 102 years of age, I'm assuming that the ornaments I have were crafted sometime in the 1950s or 60s. The color of the pastillage is amazingly vivid after all these years!
I purchased this collection from an estate sale and only one of the ornaments was broken. The original price tag, the description and recipe were included on the box. You can see more of his work online.
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As a child, my grandparents would take me to Eugene Frohse's home to buy these "Christmas Tree Cookies," in the 1940's and 1950's. Recently my husband bought a beautiful set of 21 Frohse cookie/ornaments at an estate sale for me. Mr. Frohse also made Sugar Crystal Easter eggs with "peep-holes" to an Easter scene, as well as maintaining bee hives which provided wonderful honey to his customers! He was a fascinating personality--they don't make 'em like him anymore!
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming childhood memory! I still see his work in estate sales around St. Louis from time to time...
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