Fancy Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Couple, Cutaways, Diecuts and Handwritten Verses farm animal I mean really

I mean really

being made by hand

but each is singular--and wonderful

and the painterly red and green against ochre patterning of the rug

Fancy Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Couple, Cutaways, Diecuts and Handwritten Verses farm animal I mean reallyA 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