Barbour's Irish Flax Thread Hand-reading Victorian Era Trade Card old wood I think they're just so

I think they're just so beautiful

4 7/8" tall x 1 5/8" diameter

mostly unfinished wood

it bears a strong resemblance to the work of Kristian Vedel

Just looking at this one

Barbour's Irish Flax Thread Hand-reading Victorian Era Trade Card old wood I think they're just soHow could I resist a trade card that also delivered fortunes based on the shape of one's hand?! I think it's really great looking on the front with this fan formed by hands and shells on the corners, and then on the back we learn that the "spatulate hand" indicates an often tyrannical disposition, while pointy hands mean love of beauty (though excessive imagination!) and then all sorts of details about square hands including reading of the lines of