C. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolored Flowers in Period Lemon Gold Frame wooden bird sculpture 5" x 3 9/16"

5" x 3 9/16"

Hinged well attached

too--this one a contemporary piece by artist Jenny Mendes

The Ethel Esme Church who painted this was

C. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolored Flowers in Period Lemon Gold Frame wooden bird sculpture 5" x 3 9/16"It'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