Antique Swedish Herbarium - Bittersweet, circa 1911
She lived up to her name, twisting quietly along a fence post or stone wall sometime around 1911. Celastrus, known as Bittersweet, is not a flower that shouts. She climbs. She lingers. She holds on.
This antique pressed flower bears a stem like a line of forgotten handwriting, with berry pods and tendrils that hint at a past season’s turning. The colors have mellowed with age, more whisper than blaze, but there’s something striking in the way she holds her shape.
Bittersweet, indeed. Beautiful, even now.
Unpolished. Unforgettable.
She lived up to her name, twisting quietly along a fence post or stone wall sometime around 1911. Celastrus, known as Bittersweet, is not a flower that shouts. She climbs. She lingers. She holds on.
This antique pressed flower bears a stem like a line of forgotten handwriting, with berry pods and tendrils that hint at a past season’s turning. The colors have mellowed with age, more whisper than blaze, but there’s something striking in the way she holds her shape.
Bittersweet, indeed. Beautiful, even now.
Unpolished. Unforgettable.
She lived up to her name, twisting quietly along a fence post or stone wall sometime around 1911. Celastrus, known as Bittersweet, is not a flower that shouts. She climbs. She lingers. She holds on.
This antique pressed flower bears a stem like a line of forgotten handwriting, with berry pods and tendrils that hint at a past season’s turning. The colors have mellowed with age, more whisper than blaze, but there’s something striking in the way she holds her shape.
Bittersweet, indeed. Beautiful, even now.
Unpolished. Unforgettable.
9.5” x 15.75”
Custom framing available upon request, please inquire.