Charming Victorian Valentine with Die Cut Pig and Flower lace There is some paper inside

There is some paper inside the lid as cushioning for the glass

Quite a character

and think it was likely a make do creation (I have had one other similar

so that wheel doesn't turn freely

I believe this sampler came from an estate in Newburyport MA with quite a fine collection of antique samplers

Charming Victorian Valentine with Die Cut Pig and Flower lace There is some paper insideIn my book it is always time for a Valentine, and I think this is quite the charmer, though it might take the right sort of recipient to appreciate an implied comparison to a little piggy! I believe this is a fairly early one, c. 1870s or so, with what looks to me like hand coloring for the blue ground and tan pig, and then I believe gold foil on the cutout bit just above. Blank inside so ready to be sent now, though also I think certainly frame