As a Remembrance: Mid 19th Century Forget Me Not, Foil and Paper Flowers Under Glass painted leather I just fell in love

I just fell in love with the drawing itself--a perfect combination of exactly the sort of thing one might observe on the streets of Paris and a wonderfully concise

purchased from the estate of art professor & art historian Jill McKeever Furst

or could certainly be hung on the wall

turles approx 2 7/8" (including pins extending from their mouths

I've had a couple of sets of very early Milton Bradley Froebel kindergarten blocks in the shop

As a Remembrance: Mid 19th Century Forget Me Not, Foil and Paper Flowers Under Glass painted leather I just fell in loveI 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