Forget Me Not, Lovely Little Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Cupid metal pill box long long ago lost its

long long ago lost its handle and was riveted with a replacement borrowed from another

with mostly gray ones (with some great variations in color

beading it in excellent shape

and this one is certainly that

Forget Me Not, Lovely Little Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Cupid metal pill box long long ago lost itsA 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 this and a few more from over 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. A note that