C. Mid 19th Century Theorem Painted Flowers on Velvet with Sprig of Blue Bells, Period Frame victorian tintype frame a marvelous green with grayish

a marvelous green with grayish overtones

was holding 10 pounds or so of blocks when I found it just fine

Clearly the paper was a two page spread from a notebook

looking very happy to be having their picture taken together in their sailor uniforms

(I've listed the rest from the same lot separately

C. Mid 19th Century Theorem Painted Flowers on Velvet with Sprig of Blue Bells, Period Frame victorian tintype frame a marvelous green with grayishI've got this theorem painting sitting near where I take photographs, and every time I pass it I am newly struck but how lovely it is, both brighter and more lush feeling than I remember. (As usual, much better in hand.) Mid 1800s I believe and likely New England, where theorem painting, made using many hand cut and layered stencils, was taught to young women of the upper classes in "finishing" schools. This one, as was traditionally the case, painted