As a Remembrance: Mid 19th Century Forget Me Not, Foil and Paper Flowers Under Glass tall thin box Carved of marble and weighing

Carved of marble and weighing about 6 1/2 pounds

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

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

loaded with  color and detailed pattern

) 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 Carved of marble and weighingI 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