Partial But Exceptional 1816 Cut Paper Love Token with Ink and Watercolor and Many Delights small carved bird perhaps packed with emergency supplies

perhaps packed with emergency supplies

or a jeweler

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There is a single hinge on the back which is tightly attached and works great

I love the openness of this lovely's face as peeks out from between the drapes

Partial But Exceptional 1816 Cut Paper Love Token with Ink and Watercolor and Many Delights small carved bird perhaps packed with emergency suppliesThis intricate cut paper scherenschnitte love token certainly shows it 200+ years (dated 1816 inside one of the hearts), but it is such a special one, which, happily, someone not too long ago took pains to stabilize and protect so that it might endure for many years to come. The aging of the blue paper from which it was cut is itself a very beautiful thing, and the sun star at center especially so, but the greatest delights here come from closer