Exquisite Mid 19th C. Watercolor Valentine with Flip Up Handwritten Fortunes folk art buildings I believe this is the

I believe this is the largest set of Color Cubes the Embossing Company

11 1/8" x 7 1/8"

I've got a weakness for vintage art supplies

which is at far right in the image of three sold together

or any others with the "Stanup" brand trademark for that matter

Exquisite Mid 19th C. Watercolor Valentine with Flip Up Handwritten Fortunes folk art buildings I believe this is theA rare and special thing this one, a fortune telling valentine of sorts, which I purchased from a great paper dealer in Pennsylvania, who had kept it in his personal collection for some years. A gorgeous watercolor taken at face value, but under most every leaf and bloom is a hidden message, revealed when one flips that bit up (and so a pretty intricate work of cut paper, too.) I especially love the fact that many of those messages are the opposite of