Walk on Roses, Best Mid 19th Century Glass Enclosed Forget Me Not miniature Acoma pot 4 3/4" long x 3

4 3/4" long x 3 5/8" wide x 2 7/8" tall

changing the color of fire

fantastic long wooden fangs (bits of toothpick I think perhaps) and loads of personality

probably from a mensuration notebook filled with beautiful headers and calculations

which he easily could be again

Walk on Roses, Best Mid 19th Century Glass Enclosed Forget Me Not miniature Acoma pot 4 3/4" long x 3I've found a few examples of Victorian glass encased forget me nots over the years and find them quite magical with a lot of formal similarities to antique reliquaries, they're like forever encased memorials to friendships. But for me the phrase "Walk on roses" at the center of this one elevates it to a whole different level. (I've seen "A remembrance" and "Forget me not" but nothing so marvelous as this!) What a beautiful and visually evocative wish