Winsome Antique Cabinet Card with Hand-tinted Flowers painted wooden figures mounted to a black piece

mounted to a black piece of card via five carefully laid horizontal strips of scotch tape

4 1/2" tall x 1 1/2" wide

no dings or cracks that I can see

with some toning around the edges of the board

This carefully carved and painted wooden version does her great  justice I think—such a proud looking ship

Winsome Antique Cabinet Card with Hand-tinted Flowers painted wooden figures mounted to a black pieceSuch a winsome feeling one; whether wedding flowers or mourning flowers I do not know, but I sure love the slightly frayed ribbon that holds them together, with their thorny cut stems splayed below it. And the pale pink and pale yellow hand tinting has the effect of seeming as if longing to revivify them but instead casting them further into the past. Formally and associatively quite a delicate feeling thing. 6 1 2" x 4 1 4" and in good condition,