Elaborate Victorian Waxwork Valentine Diorama: Glass Domed Forest Scene with Man and Deer painting of water I really like how our

I really like how our Marika handled the houses and trees in silhouette on the horizon line

It really did take me a mirror to decipher the backwards writing on this old wooden t-square

with crab on one side and grass on the other I think is an especially brilliant combo

I thought this sweet little painting--Victorian era

Like the old hand-drawn Parcheesi game board I just listed

Elaborate Victorian Waxwork Valentine Diorama: Glass Domed Forest Scene with Man and Deer painting of water I really like how ourA bit of a challenge to photograph, but to my eye and sensibilities rather a magical thing! There is a fascinating history of wax modeling on the British blog, Gardens Trust (https: thegardenstrust. blog 2019 08 24 the agreeable occupation of imitating nature), which includes discussion of Victorian wax valentine dioramas like this one, which were created largely by women of leisure and which grew out of earlier 19th century wax modeling of flowers