Walk on Roses, Best Mid 19th Century Glass Enclosed Forget Me Not little carved beaver Perhaps there is a clean

Perhaps there is a clean tear running along the rabbit's back--I only noticed when photographing

wired on back for hanging

Play just like dominoes

With partial red wax seal still attached on one corner of the envelope

This ink wash seascape is pretty understated

Walk on Roses, Best Mid 19th Century Glass Enclosed Forget Me Not little carved beaver Perhaps there is a cleanI've found a few examples of Victorian glass encased forget me nots over the years and find them quite magical with a lot of formal similarities to antique reliquaries, they're like forever encased memorials to friendships. But for me the phrase "Walk on roses" at the center of this one elevates it to a whole different level. (I've seen "A remembrance" and "Forget me not" but nothing so marvelous as this!) What a beautiful and visually evocative wish