c. 1840s Large Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolor Flower (Blank Interior) figure with trident One of three engravings I

One of three engravings I am listing

I believe the monogram on the right frame is G

9 3/4" long x 5 1/8" wide x 2" tall

One finds hand-colored printed rewards of merits more frequently

crisply painted that yellow house is

c. 1840s Large Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolor Flower (Blank Interior) figure with trident One of three engravings IA 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