Farewell, Mid 19th Century Reverse Painted Glass, Foil and Paper Flowers Forget Me Not forest landscaoe About 7" long

About 7" long

And otherwise

with a bit of the mat stuck to the reverse and one small tear along the bottom edge

shows scratches to the surface

The painting can be pulled up from behind the glass

Farewell, Mid 19th Century Reverse Painted Glass, Foil and Paper Flowers Forget Me Not forest landscaoe About 7" longI've found a few mid 19th century "forget me nots" of this sort over the years, though don't come across them very often, and will continue to scoop them up whenever I do. They feel to me midway between Italian reliquaries and Victorian glass domed waxworks, and most of all full of the never ending (and very early Victorian) drive to make momentos of every sort lest one be forgotten. And these of course are best lit by candlelight, with the reverse