Early Woven Paper Heart and Hand (with Extra Long Fingers) in Presumed Original Frame correspondance right down to the white

right down to the white clogs

And he saw how the reeds grew dark

I'm not sure which side of this I like better

the beauties of the old paint are subtle

Teppich was born in Germany in 1904

Early Woven Paper Heart and Hand (with Extra Long Fingers) in Presumed Original Frame correspondance right down to the whiteI've looked at quite a lot of antique love tokens including many cut and woven paper hearts, but rarer to find an early heart and hand combined, and I don't think I've ever seen a hand with such long and slender fingers! This is for sure an early one, c. 1820s 30s, very finely cut and woven, and in what I believe is its original frame, backed with beautiful hand marbled paper. There is some toning, particularly to that first long finger, but over 200