Scroll and Crown Flower; Roses and Poem: Double-sided 1848 Theorem Watercolor worlds big tree And on the back gray

And on the back gray felt to keep it for scratching up the table

with the yellow squares hand-stitched onto the very dark blue

On one side is a coin slot

but my attraction to beautiful things knows no bounds--and I find this very very beautiful

1710) to me: famous for its porcelain figurines

Scroll and Crown Flower; Roses and Poem: Double-sided 1848 Theorem Watercolor worlds big tree And on the back grayI could look at early theorem watercolors like this all day, so lush and radiant, with the combination of greens on the leaves here just electric! Those red blooms are pretty electric, too, identified as "Crown flower" below. I like the blankness of the scroll here, as if in perpetual wait for the right words. But then on reverse, a rose with another scroll and a poem too, describing the summer breathing, roses blooming, sunbeams playing, and the