Hugely Tender c. 1820s Hand-forged Wrought Iron Heart Trivet illustrate flash cards Plus pops of watercolor here

Plus pops of watercolor here and there amid what are often pretty densely packed pages

then filled with colored lacquer

though it's also got a bit of the feel of a trench art piece to me

feeds a sense of holiness

Hugely Tender c. 1820s Hand-forged Wrought Iron Heart Trivet illustrate flash cards Plus pops of watercolor hereI fell in love with this heart shaped trivet at first sight and could not let it go something about the form of it, all curves, not quite symmetrical, feels so tender and honest heartwarming, indeed. I bought it from a wonderful dealer near the Hudson River Valley who gave me a useful lesson in early wrought iron, helping me to understand through the shape of the feet and the character of the iron that this likely dates to around the 1820s. And there