Antique Handmade Valentine: To My Love, Less Swap Hearts horsehair brush with turned wood handle The image at the center

The image at the center of the lid appears to be a lithograph over which stain was added

and I  really like this line-drawn bird--just barely incised--that hovers mid-way between appearing and disappearing amid the reactive brown and white glaze

with a little very very minor staining (even more subtle than in photos)

(Plenty of cats

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Antique Handmade Valentine: To My Love, Less Swap Hearts horsehair brush with turned wood handle The image at the centerYesterday I came across a bunch of old handmade valentines, including this one, filling me with total joy. This one perhaps gives the most joy of all, with the misspelling of "Let's" inside, reading instead "Less Swap Hearts" instead. Love. 4 7 16" x 4 3 4" closed and in very good condition.