Painted Pansies on a Clam Shell, Antique Coastal New England Folk Art Momento 1880s photo How could I resist this

How could I resist this one

there is something about the interaction between my iPhone camera and this vase that makes the surface decoration (hand-painted using a resist technique for the crescent shapes I believe) appear a bit blurry

and very often "failure"

evocative and finely done piece

Painted Pansies on a Clam Shell, Antique Coastal New England Folk Art Momento 1880s photo How could I resist thisFound on the southern coast of Maine, surely not far from where this large clam shell was painted, late 19th early 20th century. I might pass by a pansy painting on board, but give me some flowers painted on a shell, or a rock, or a conk, and I'll scoop it every time. The world is a canvas for the resourceful! And paintings on objects feel much more like momentos. 6" x 3 3 4" x 1" d. A little paint loss to the left pansy, as documented, and a few