Thine True Love Only, 19th C. Theorem Watercolor Forget Me Not flower sculpture seems likely to be missing

seems likely to be missing just a few pieces--or it may be that I just don't know how to fit them together properly

no repairs

in the windowsill

which have been housed since the late 19th c

Thine True Love Only, 19th C. Theorem Watercolor Forget Me Not flower sculpture seems likely to be missingIn my book, it's always time for a valentine or love token, and what a lovely one is this, announcing the giver as "Thine True Love Only" no small thing! The text appears to have been stamped or block printed, the rest done in watercolor and ink by hand (using hand cut stencils, which is how theorems were made, and, I recently learned, the paint was often blown onto the paper via a glass tube, like a straw.) Especially great here I think is the smoke