Charming Victorian Valentine with Die Cut Pig and Flower mid-century modern pitcher And then a bowl in

And then a bowl in the middle of the body

a fair bit of it lost or faded but lots of good color remaining

with some small chips and a few minor hairline cracks but structurally very sound and still super looking

I'd guess mid- to late 19th century

which wonderfully date it to the early years of Atari I think

Charming Victorian Valentine with Die Cut Pig and Flower mid-century modern pitcher And then a bowl inIn 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