Doubly Lovely: Victorian Tinsel Painting of Flowers in Original Shell Decorated Frame from Bristol, Maine Georgian comes with a laid paper

comes with a laid paper wrap printed with the letter "K" from the set

I would easily believe this was a sketch in advance of a sculpture done by

though if they were easier to photograph I would

but I do think they claimed a pretty great phrase

and what looks to be a fingerprint on the negative preserved right there

Doubly Lovely: Victorian Tinsel Painting of Flowers in Original Shell Decorated Frame from Bristol, Maine Georgian comes with a laid paperI found this one in southern Maine this week and it is PERFECT. (Photos might suggest it is very small, but it is in fact quite substantial, and heavy, and feels very much an object with that really excellent seashell frame, shells on solid wood, with gold painted sides.) I do believe the frame is original to the tinsel reverse glass painting, all in beautiful condition, without a shell missing. And I have to say this is about as elegant a tinsel