Constant Is My Love For Thee, Early Paper Lace Valentine, Under Glass boar though the bottom half remains

though the bottom half remains sturdy for holding/storing them

and I must say I could play with these all day

but not evident when looking at it

with some crackling to the paint and a ding to the board along the left edge

which contrasts perfectly with "End of the / Honeymoon" right before it

Constant Is My Love For Thee, Early Paper Lace Valentine, Under Glass boar though the bottom half remainsThe second of two of these I found together, the other listed and sold last week this one bearing the happy message "constant is my love for thee." A lovely example of one of these layered paper lace and embossed die cut valentines, or love tokens, and an early one c. 1860s 70s I believe. Detail photos give the best sense of the layering and embossing here with carefully cut colored paper in deep blue and green and brown laid under the paper lace to