A Remembrance, Victorian Glass Encased Forget Me Not chas Goodall Structurally in great shape and

Structurally in great shape and I think more or less indestructible

it is a piece by Frederick Rhead

I would guess the initial of the maker

I love toy slingshots for their sculptural forms

The tacks themselves are long gone

A Remembrance, Victorian Glass Encased Forget Me Not chas Goodall Structurally in great shape andA 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,