Don't Forget Mother! Antique Frit Glass Motto Paperweight 1890 playing cards (My guess it that a

(My guess it that a child many years ago went to work on it with a sharp tool

And someone really cared about either this palette or this painting

I love a spice chest as a form--all those little drawers to stash things inside--and all the better in old creamy white and black paint

which opens all the way out--though one needs to be a bit gentle as the weight of the glass makes it want to tilt forward

with a bit of staining/toning as noted and detailed

Don't Forget Mother! Antique Frit Glass Motto Paperweight 1890 playing cards (My guess it that aI've become very taken with old frit glass sentiment motto paperweights (frit essentially means ground glass, used for the text, which floats inside the clear glass orb about midway up). To me they feel close kin to the old silver foil and reverse painted scalloped glass signs that have come so precious, and it is my feeling that these paperweights will become increasingly coveted too, because they're so great looking and of a nice small scale to