Fancy Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Couple, Cutaways, Diecuts and Handwritten Verses farm animal one part Organic Modern

one part Organic Modern

looks to me both like a face and like a little turtle coming to the end of a long path

I mean really

I think this little antique printing block is super cool

but each is singular--and wonderful

Fancy Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Couple, Cutaways, Diecuts and Handwritten Verses farm animal one part Organic ModernA 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, whose collection was not long ago acquired by another Maine dealer and friend. This I believe