Mattie and Ollie's Watercolor Butterflies, 1881 tin cup but there are a lot

but there are a lot out there and so they have to be pretty special for me to pick them up

I look at a whole lot of antique valentines

Shot with magnification

it covers alphabetical and numeral flags

This is a striking pair of Japanese style faceted pottery cups with what I believe is a Yunomi form

Mattie and Ollie's Watercolor Butterflies, 1881 tin cup but there are a lotI believe this watercolor likely came out of a Victorian friendship book and what a wonderful articulation of friendship to have one butterfly painted by Mattie, age 11, and one by Ollie, 9, fluttering happily together since 1881. Sweet and lovely. 7 1 8" x 4", very good antique condition.