Thine True Love Only, 19th C. Theorem Watercolor Forget Me Not 80s style Price is per pin

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There is a small nick in her bonnet from I think quite a while ago

This is a really lovely old hand-stitched leather (cowhide I believe) covered Waverly cigarette tin

there may be one very small chip (see last photo) but it would not be noticeable with a plant inside

1830 British deck produced Hunt & Sons--stencil painted

Thine True Love Only, 19th C. Theorem Watercolor Forget Me Not 80s style Price is per pinIn my book, it's always time for a valentine or love token, and what a lovely one is this, announcing the giver as "Thine True Love Only" no small thing! The text appears to have been stamped or block printed, the rest done in watercolor and ink by hand (using hand cut stencils, which is how theorems were made, and, I recently learned, the paint was often blown onto the paper via a glass tube, like a straw.) Especially great here I think is the smoke