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

substantial

Perhaps more loudly than any other I've had

one in 1907 and one in 1912

10 inches long x 6 3/4" tall x 4 1/4" wide

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