Small c. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with (Much Faded) Handwritten Message and Original Envelop antique quilt block much better in hand

much better in hand

or maybe they were sides of a garden planter

especially great set near a window to hold to the light for optimal viewing

or perhaps even fate

Small c. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with (Much Faded) Handwritten Message and Original Envelop antique quilt block much better in handI will continue to scoop good early paper lace valentines whenever I find them because I love them, and you seem to, too. This is a lovely small folded one, c. 1840s, with a handwritten message inside, though the ink is much faded and hard to read. And with what I presume is the envelop it was originally delivered in larger than it, but it is pretty rare to find such a small valentine! Addressed to an Andrew Cobb of Parsippany, NJ. Valentine: 2 11 16"