The Golden Hours of Youth Are Slipping Away, Early 19th C. Ink and Watercolor Love Token by Sarah A. Stearns pets though long gone now

though long gone now

Labeled simple "the dragon" at far right

Such a gorgeous thing

like a tabletop modernist sculpture when stood straight up

The Golden Hours of Youth Are Slipping Away, Early 19th C. Ink and Watercolor Love Token by Sarah A. Stearns pets though long gone nowI purchased this one at the Boston Antiquarian Book Fair from a wonderful dealer sharing my love of early paper; clearly it shows a bit of loss along the bottom, but I just could not resist that marvelous little ink and watercolor basket of flowers with larger blooms springing up from either side the embodiment of Youth, indeed, even while we are reminded that "the golden hours are sliding fast away"! Delivered as a "tribute of love and affection"