C. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolored Flowers in Period Lemon Gold Frame vintage Singer sewing machine parts box to the color of the

to the color of the border especially

Approx 8 1/2" in diameter and in very good condition

but I found it too striking and beautifully done to leave behind (and a matte over top could frame this super stylish "coupe moderne" a bit more tightly

and that originally there was a triangular block or two reading "City Hall" that would sit on top--and indeed

with its own particular rituals and logics

C. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolored Flowers in Period Lemon Gold Frame vintage Singer sewing machine parts box to the color of theIt's always the season for a good valentine, but now its almost the specific season too and this is a very lovely one, paper lace with watercolor flowers in the perfect lemon gold period frame. C. 1840s. I think likely produced by H. Dobbs & Co., London, a renowned producer of valentines in this manner. Better than any box of chocolates and much more enduring! 6 5 8" x 4 7 8" framed, as found, under glass, in lovely lemon gold period frame. Beautiful