A Remembrance, Victorian Glass Encased Forget Me Not old wooden open sign as it is a tremendously

as it is a tremendously satisfying thing to hold in one's hand

there were little companies like Wee-Sho-U in Detroit selling this "Eleven Good Box Traps" blueprint (for 30 cents) in the classifieds of "Fur News

The exterior surface is carved with a grid of nine squares on each side

transferware

rubbing yellow paws together mischievously

A Remembrance, Victorian Glass Encased Forget Me Not old wooden open sign as it is a tremendouslyA very charming example of a Victorian "forget me not" I think constructed like a shadow box, sealed forever with glass over top. This one combines paper, cloth and real dried flowers and sprigs in the wreath at center, with scallop edged gold foil surrounding that, and what looks to me to be a very carefully hand lettered "a remembrance" at center. The red on the corners appears to comes from being painted on the underside of the glass. With heavy,