C. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolored Flowers in Period Lemon Gold Frame naive carving Mended one: 7 5/8" l

Mended one: 7 5/8" l x  3 3/16" t

when I found one in Pennsylvania

but certainly not a new one

let alone an American one

which makes it just about the ultimate needlework to me

C. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolored Flowers in Period Lemon Gold Frame naive carving Mended one: 7 5/8" lIt's always the season for a good valentine, but now its almost the specific season too and this is a very lovely one, paper lace with watercolor flowers in the perfect lemon gold period frame. C. 1840s. I think likely produced by H. Dobbs & Co., London, a renowned producer of valentines in this manner. Better than any box of chocolates and much more enduring! 6 5 8" x 4 7 8" framed, as found, under glass, in lovely lemon gold period frame. Beautiful