Charming Victorian Valentine with Die Cut Pig and Flower lace and Russia

and Russia

and the arts and crafts green and bright white combo

so that wheel doesn't turn freely

There is some paper inside the lid as cushioning for the glass

and solid bands around the neck

Charming Victorian Valentine with Die Cut Pig and Flower lace and RussiaIn my book it is always time for a Valentine, and I think this is quite the charmer, though it might take the right sort of recipient to appreciate an implied comparison to a little piggy! I believe this is a fairly early one, c. 1870s or so, with what looks to me like hand coloring for the blue ground and tan pig, and then I believe gold foil on the cutout bit just above. Blank inside so ready to be sent now, though also I think certainly frame