As a Remembrance: Mid 19th Century Forget Me Not, Foil and Paper Flowers Under Glass carved wooden mini shovels Nicely carved of pine with

Nicely carved of pine with good age to it

so even though there are splits on both sides

Pith refers to the paper (which resembles but is different than rice paper)

11" t x 2 3/4" w x 3" d

or I think perhaps better translated as 'don't forget to pay'

As a Remembrance: Mid 19th Century Forget Me Not, Foil and Paper Flowers Under Glass carved wooden mini shovels Nicely carved of pine withI found a forget me not token of love friendship along the lines of this one earlier this year, and have kept a keen eye since as I think they're very charming and not easy to find! Happily, at an estate sale this past weekend I snatched up a handful, which very well might all of have been made by the same person, most likely a young woman, 150+ years ago or so. Gold foil and paper flowers arranged carefully under glass, with reverse painting in red