c. 1840s Large Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolor Flower (Blank Interior) wooden cat bookend " There was a handwritten

" There was a handwritten attribution on the back of the matte on which this was mounted

probably once part of a handmade doll house dining room set

The sculpture measures 6 inches tall x 4 inches wide x 3 inches deep

who notes he's only seen a couple

and etched using stencils

c. 1840s Large Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolor Flower (Blank Interior) wooden cat bookend " There was a handwrittenA handful of Victorian paper lace valentines today, because 'tis almost the season, and what a lovely thing to give to a beloved, including oneself. I'm fussy about ones I like, choosing these several from more than a hundred 19th c. examples I had the joy of perusing last weekend which had been collected over many years by a major Maine based paper dealer (who made notes on the envelopes of some, dating this one to the late 1840s) whose collection