Josie's C. 1850s Victorian Die Cut Valentine in Period Frame, Dayton, Ohio wooden cutout they thus become studies in

they thus become studies in theme and variation

but that green and cream still pop

) The wood is in great condition

with the blues of his eyes cast in one direction while the knees of his terrific long red legs point in the other

also horsehair I think and probably 1940s or so

Josie's C. 1850s Victorian Die Cut Valentine in Period Frame, Dayton, Ohio wooden cutout they thus become studies inI tend to pass over Victorian die cut creations in favor of hand drawn ones, but this early Valentine., c. 1850s or so, feels as much the latter as the former, and I think is just wonderful. It appears to have been made for a Josie Millie __ (?) of Dayton Ohio, with her name written several times in pencil inside the heart constructed of many bits of die cut greenery and flowers. Then below, several lines of a poem, the first two of which one can