This complete double six set of 28 I believe date from the 1880s are so
and which I especially appreciate for the differences among them
and a black stripe down the back--perfectly complemented by the silver-gray of the angular tin fins
with two tones of red triangles against faded blue linen
It came from the collection of artist Richard Fleischner
Bluebirds Over Heart Inside Garland, 19th C. Watercolor with Embossed Gold Foil Diecuts wood block This complete double six setA lovely, happy thing, surely made as a token of love or friendship, with this pair of crossed bluebirds over blue heart suggesting a very "true blue" bond. And then an embossed foil die cut that looks to me like a boy pouring oil into a lantern, so, one presumes, to keep the flame forever burning. And a harp and horns, too! All wrapped up in a watercolored flowering garland. True love forever, so nice. Framed, as found, in a period frame. 3rd quarter