Charming Victorian Valentine with Die Cut Pig and Flower lace so that wheel doesn't turn

so that wheel doesn't turn freely

and think it was likely a make do creation (I have had one other similar

I believe this sampler came from an estate in Newburyport MA with quite a fine collection of antique samplers

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

Charming Victorian Valentine with Die Cut Pig and Flower lace so that wheel doesn't turnIn 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