C. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolored Flowers in Period Lemon Gold Frame vintage Singer sewing machine parts box and all the better with

and all the better with a big bee cast on the front

from the same period I believe

and with the original wires securing his arms and legs still holding tight

with a watercolored Dutch boy and girl holding hands

C. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolored Flowers in Period Lemon Gold Frame vintage Singer sewing machine parts box and all the better withIt'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