Fancy Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Couple, Cutaways, Diecuts and Handwritten Verses farm animal but each is singular--and wonderful

but each is singular--and wonderful

Stands up on its own

and just a marvelous carving--which I take as a tender portrayal of the love of a mother for her child (and determination to use a slingshot or any other means necessary to protect him

perfectly imperfect

The second photo shows it shot flat

Fancy Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Couple, Cutaways, Diecuts and Handwritten Verses farm animal but each is singular--and wonderfulA 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, whose collection was not long ago acquired by another Maine dealer and friend. This I believe