Tiarella Cordifolia (Foamflower) Plant Specimen from 1879 Herbarium silver pin cushion Stamped China on the underside

Stamped China on the underside

This vase is the perfect size to use all of the time

Bisque with graphic black details as well as a faint orange stain on its beak and webbed feet

Just gorgeous

Tiarella Cordifolia (Foamflower) Plant Specimen from 1879 Herbarium silver pin cushion Stamped China on the undersideI have a fantasy that one day at a flea market I'll uncover a beautiful antique herbarium that's been sitting in the bottom of a box for 150 years or so filled with page upon page of perfectly documented pressed and dried plant specimens. Alas, this has yet to happen, but I did recently find this and one other (listed separately) herbarium pages, I'd guess removed from a larger volume. This one is Tiarella Cordifolio (or foamflower), a flowering