Early, Small Floral Theorem on Velvet in Period Frame with Gold Mat antique writing A little surface scratching but

A little surface scratching but looks great

I'm fussy about Color Cubes--some are more beautiful than others--and this is a very very beautiful

" (Milton Bradley was an early producer of Kindergarten materials

so this old drawing won me immediately with its painstakingly drawn tiny bricks

The notes on reverse seem to correspond to the following image in the volume

Early, Small Floral Theorem on Velvet in Period Frame with Gold Mat antique writing A little surface scratching butI rarely come across a small early 19th century theorem painting on velvet (usually they are larger) or one with a period gold mat, and for me it is the combination of scale and mat and frame together with the floral painting (with dogwood and bleeding hearts among those blooms) that makes this one a gem. I think it is of the sort to hang in a cozy corner next to a good reading chair it feels very warm, and also a bit moody, and especially at home