As a Remembrance: Mid 19th Century Forget Me Not, Foil and Paper Flowers Under Glass tall thin box clearly the watercolors portray proposed

clearly the watercolors portray proposed costumes for members of the Brown family in a play--though what play I am not sure

Another wonderfully sculptural very old iron finial from a group of them found this week

in all its connotations

) All of the specimens are visible with the naked eye

As a Remembrance: Mid 19th Century Forget Me Not, Foil and Paper Flowers Under Glass tall thin box clearly the watercolors portray proposedI found a forget me not token of love friendship along the lines of this one earlier this year, and have kept a keen eye since as I think they're very charming and not easy to find! Happily, at an estate sale this past weekend I snatched up a handful, which very well might all of have been made by the same person, most likely a young woman, 150+ years ago or so. Gold foil and paper flowers arranged carefully under glass, with reverse painting in red