Elaborate Victorian Waxwork Valentine Diorama: Glass Domed Forest Scene with Man and Deer treen apple measuring tape one in 1907 and one

one in 1907 and one in 1912

Up close it reads as if painted a dark red with this black

substantial

but a great thing just to have hanging on the wall the rest of the time

Best of all are Skeaping's graceful diagrams and beautiful full fledged drawings

Elaborate Victorian Waxwork Valentine Diorama: Glass Domed Forest Scene with Man and Deer treen apple measuring tape one in 1907 and oneA bit of a challenge to photograph, but to my eye and sensibilities rather a magical thing! There is a fascinating history of wax modeling on the British blog, Gardens Trust (https: thegardenstrust. blog 2019 08 24 the agreeable occupation of imitating nature), which includes discussion of Victorian wax valentine dioramas like this one, which were created largely by women of leisure and which grew out of earlier 19th century wax modeling of flowers