A Remembrance, Victorian Glass Encased Forget Me Not chas Goodall The tacks themselves are long

The tacks themselves are long gone

Structurally in great shape and I think more or less indestructible

Someone more recently added a new fabric lining

it is a piece by Frederick Rhead

taking advantage of the nature of the slates themselves

A Remembrance, Victorian Glass Encased Forget Me Not chas Goodall The tacks themselves are longA very charming example of a Victorian "forget me not" I think constructed like a shadow box, sealed forever with glass over top. This one combines paper, cloth and real dried flowers and sprigs in the wreath at center, with scallop edged gold foil surrounding that, and what looks to me to be a very carefully hand lettered "a remembrance" at center. The red on the corners appears to comes from being painted on the underside of the glass. With heavy,