Unusual 19th Century Painted and Collaged Pennsylvania Valentine in Silver Gessoed Frame Mexican mask and red for stripes on

and red for stripes on the bowtie)

which were extremely territorial and fiercely protective of one another

The set includes nine pins

early 19th century I believe--small but marvelous

Unsigned and undated but I believe dating to the 1970s

Unusual 19th Century Painted and Collaged Pennsylvania Valentine in Silver Gessoed Frame Mexican mask and red for stripes onLove, love. I found this one in Lancaster County, PA, and it's unlike another I've I've seen, with the hearts and stars constructed of paper, cutout and pasted down, with the manner of painting on them akin to grain painting on wood frames and boxes. Wonderfully bold, fantastically rich color, just great and all the better I think by having done by "your friend, Robert Mallery." The poem reads: Acquaintance is a trivial thing Love, they say is blind