19th C Large Scrapbook Page Composition with Very Fine Botanical Watercolor at Center model house And the printed matter itself

And the printed matter itself is quite lovely

and rather strange

This is the first one I've seen where the form inside the "cage" has a flattish bottom and a little carved handle on one side

which is just my sort of basket — very finely woven

and I photographed it standing on end to get better light

19th C Large Scrapbook Page Composition with Very Fine Botanical Watercolor at Center model house And the printed matter itselfI've used a magnifier to confirm that the flowers at the center of this scrapbook page are indeed done in watercolor so finely it is quite difficult to imagine how, but so it is glorious! That panel certainly deserves to be at the center, but there are delights everywhere here, with collaged images and clippings and very carefully handwritten text all carefully arranged and commenting on one another. I especially like the "bottle imp" at lower left.