Polly Este's Rewards of Merit, Southborough, MA, 1827! japanese ikebana vase 7 3/8" x 4 7/8"

7 3/8" x 4 7/8" x 3/4"

in an ugly newer frame

it seems perhaps a portrait of the dynamics of a relationship

and smooth

The wood on the dog side is a bit lighter in color

Polly Este's Rewards of Merit, Southborough, MA, 1827! japanese ikebana vase 7 3/8" x 4 7/8"It's a rare day that I come across a reward of merit or three as early as these, and even less frequently do I come across an entirely handmade one. Clearly Polly Este, or someone who loved her, was proud of her accomplishments, managing to keep these safe and sound and together for just about 200 years. I have a definitive record for Polly, born Aug. 30, 1818 in Southborough, Massachusetts, daughter of Solomon Este. She married Henry Sumner Wheeler