Elaborate Victorian Waxwork Valentine Diorama: Glass Domed Forest Scene with Man and Deer painting of water I thought this sweet little

I thought this sweet little painting--Victorian era

It seems to me the uniforms could be c

Lovechild was a pseudonym--too perfect for the writer of this beautiful little book for children

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

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 thought this sweet littleA 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