C. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolored Flowers in Period Lemon Gold Frame vintage Singer sewing machine parts box 7 1/2" x 2 3/4"

7 1/2" x 2 3/4" x 1/2 and in very good antique condition

to the color of the border especially

and introducing and integrating a queen into a hive

and that originally there was a triangular block or two reading "City Hall" that would sit on top--and indeed

and all the better with a big bee cast on the front

C. 1840s Paper Lace Valentine with Watercolored Flowers in Period Lemon Gold Frame vintage Singer sewing machine parts box 7 1/2" x 2 3/4"It's always the season for a good valentine, but now its almost the specific season too and this is a very lovely one, paper lace with watercolor flowers in the perfect lemon gold period frame. C. 1840s. I think likely produced by H. Dobbs & Co., London, a renowned producer of valentines in this manner. Better than any box of chocolates and much more enduring! 6 5 8" x 4 7 8" framed, as found, under glass, in lovely lemon gold period frame. Beautiful