Early, Small Floral Theorem on Velvet in Period Frame with Gold Mat antique writing Cards measure just a hair

Cards measure just a hair larger than 4 1/4" x 2 1/4" each

with some nice big air bubbles in it

under to watch of his tutor W

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

A little surface scratching but looks great

Early, Small Floral Theorem on Velvet in Period Frame with Gold Mat antique writing Cards measure just a hairI 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