Edmund Hawley's 1831 Cut Paper and Ink Drawn Valentine tin rattle and the Old Maid herself

and the Old Maid herself

bit I think its all the better for it

I believe it is quite old and is thick and heavy and super satisfying as an object

Each block measures 2 7/8" cubed

in perfect red on creamy white comb

Edmund Hawley's 1831 Cut Paper and Ink Drawn Valentine tin rattle and the Old Maid herselfI surely would not much have enjoyed living in the 1830s, but I'm invariably smitten with the naive watercolors and ink drawings and cut paper love tokens of that decade, especially. This one, which appears to have been given to an Edmund Hawley of Norfolk (CT I believe) from an Alanson Bunnel on Dec. 2, 1831, is lovely example, combining cut paper hearts and diamonds (made by folding the paper) and ink drawn flowers and flourishes. I've turned up one