One Last Victorian Paper Lace Valentine, c. 1840s with Watercolored Pansies (Blank Interior) erzgebirge animals and I think this one

and I think this one may be my very favorite that I have found--pure

this cased photo is I believe a tintype

There are several versions of this "Little Peasant Girl" --including a plaster model now in the collection of the Met

is super striking and it reminds me a lot of the enamelware of Catherine Holm

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One Last Victorian Paper Lace Valentine, c. 1840s with Watercolored Pansies (Blank Interior) erzgebirge animals and I think this oneOne last Victorian paper lace valentine today, because 'tis almost valentine season, and what a lovely thing to give to a beloved, including oneself. I'm fussy about ones I like, choosing this and several sold last week from more than a hundred 19th c. examples that 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 one c. 1840s, with the pansies