Walk on Roses, Best Mid 19th Century Glass Enclosed Forget Me Not little carved beaver wired on back for hanging

wired on back for hanging

Play just like dominoes

and this one in the most serene-subtle-sophisticated sort of palette too

looks to me like hand-dyed cotton thread on very fine handwoven wool

Walk on Roses, Best Mid 19th Century Glass Enclosed Forget Me Not little carved beaver wired on back for hangingI'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