The Peratt and Houchen Families
Lula Belle (Prather) Peratt
This piece stands out more than any of the others for its use of simple colors which contributes to its elegance and uniqueness. Most or all of the other pieces are gold-based and the stones are usually all one color. This one boasts stones of different size and color and shows very well in the…Read more
A two-toned blue and gold brooch. Heirloom Disclaimer – I have done my best to identify either the owner or purpose of an artifact based upon either direct knowledge, notes, or context. If unable to identify, I will provide as much information about the item as I am able.
This is another piece of costume jewelry that Laura would have worn in the 1950’s. Heirloom Disclaimer – I have done my best to identify either the owner or purpose of an artifact based upon either direct knowledge, notes, or context. If unable to identify, I will provide as much information about the item as…Read more
Here is another art deco style piece of costume jewelry. Very popular style during the times. Heirloom Disclaimer – I have done my best to identify either the owner or purpose of an artifact based upon either direct knowledge, notes, or context. If unable to identify, I will provide as much information about the item…Read more
The brilliance of this piece is lost in the flat photography but I’m positive that whomever wore this item shone brightly. I tried to adjust the contrast and color in order to display the piece as naturally as possible, which is also why I include similar, almost duplicate photos. Heirloom Disclaimer – I have done…Read more
I’ve now come to the small box that contained some very flashy and beautiful pieces of jewelry. I have no delusion of thinking that these are anything other than costume jewelry (except one small earring that I will get to in a later post) but they are exceptional just the same. I’m making an assumption…Read more
Austin’s brother, Luther, writes about the details of his mother’s funeral and how their father, Silas, would go into her room time after time and weep. The inconsistency in the color of the pages is due to having to adjust the contrast and color in order to make these letters as legible as possible.
Nurse Leva or Lena Enke writes again to the Peratts, a few months after the death of Vernard.
Emma writes Austin regarding their brother, Luther’s, expected death. I believe that I read in another letter that he was eaten up with cancer but I can’t be certain. I will update this if I am able to specifically track that information down.
This is a letter from one of Vernard’s nurses from the Boulder Colorado Sanitarium. The Peratts seemed to have made an impression on Miss Lena Enke as she writes to them a few weeks after Vernard’s passing. She also wrote again in July. The notes in the last picture on this page are from Lula,…Read more