Forget Me Not, Lovely Little Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Cupid metal pill box yellow and green zig zag

yellow and green zig zag along its top edge

viewed from the other direction

and this one is certainly that

green papered sides and a pretty pretty pink lining--of course I had to say yes to this one

In the artist's own words

Forget Me Not, Lovely Little Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Cupid metal pill box yellow and green zig zagA 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