Give Me Your Dear Little Heart, c. 1840s Paper Lace and Die-cut Valentine with Interior Hand-written Verse scabbed peach Presumably done by a child

Presumably done by a child long ago

In about 1841

perhaps too wise to take the bait

This one is especially for my Kansas City friends

The handle flips up and down smoothly

Give Me Your Dear Little Heart, c. 1840s Paper Lace and Die-cut Valentine with Interior Hand-written Verse scabbed peach Presumably done by a childI'm always so happy to turn up early paper lace valentines of this sort worlds away from die cut examples from a few decades later. And often, as here, lovely handwritten verses inside. Give me your own dear little heart. We will be happier than if apart. Then mine I will give to thee! The your valentine I'll be. Signed "Sincerity" (rather than Sincerely) which I think is quite nice. 4 3 4" x 3". Excellent antique condition.