Fancy Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Couple, Cutaways, Diecuts and Handwritten Verses needlework and a bit of loss

and a bit of loss to the edge of one wing too

as are her sisters Josephine Arquero and Maria Laweka

and an unusual one as far as I've seen for incorporating pinprick decoration in addition to watercolor

one gelatine capsule remains

Fancy Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Couple, Cutaways, Diecuts and Handwritten Verses needlework and a bit of lossA 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