One Last Victorian Paper Lace Valentine, c. 1840s with Watercolored Pansies (Blank Interior) oil on board portrait which make these great for

which make these great for travel

I am in love with this thing

where she became head of their Ceramics Department

I believe it was probably once part of a whirlygig

I have found a few other examples

One Last Victorian Paper Lace Valentine, c. 1840s with Watercolored Pansies (Blank Interior) oil on board portrait which make these great forOne last Victorian paper lace valentine today, because 'tis almost valentine season, and what a lovely thing to give to a beloved, including oneself. I'm fussy about ones I like, choosing this and several sold last week from more than a hundred 19th c. examples that had been collected over many years by a major Maine based paper dealer, whose collection was not long ago acquired by another Maine dealer and friend. This one c. 1840s, with the pansies